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MANAGEMENT
Principles and Practice
Sixth Edition
Timothy J. Gallagher
Colorado State University
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Solutions Manual
to accompany
This solutions manual provides the answers to all the review questions and end-of-chapter problems
in Financial Management: Principles and Practice, by Timothy Gallagher. The answers and the steps taken
to obtain the answers are shown.
Readers are reminded that in finance there is often more than one answer to a question or to a
problem, depending on one’s viewpoint and assumptions. One answer is provided here to each question and
one approach is shown for solving each problem. Other answers and approaches may be equally valid, or
judged even better according to each individual’s preference.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1 Solutions
2. List and describe the three career opportunities in the field of finance.
Finance has three main career paths: financial management, financial markets and institutions, and
investments.
Bankers, stockbrokers, and others who work in financial markets and institutions focus on the flow of
money through financial institutions and the markets in which financial assets are exchanged. They
track the impact of interest rates on the flow of that money.
People who work in the field of investments locate, select, and manage income-producing assets. For
instance, security analysts and mutual fund managers both operate in the investment field.
Financial managers measure the firm's performance, determine what the financial consequences will
be if the firm maintains its present course or changes it, and recommend how the firm should use its
assets. Financial managers also locate external financing sources and recommend the most beneficial
mix of financing sources, and they determine the financial expectations of the firm's owners.
All financial managers must be able to communicate, analyze, and make decisions based on
information from many sources. To do this, they need to be able to analyze financial statements,
forecast and plan, and determine the effect of size, risk, and timing of cash flows.
The primary financial goal of the business firm is to maximize the wealth of the firm's owners.
Wealth, in turn, refers to value. If a group of people owns a business firm, the contribution that firm
makes to that group's wealth is determined by the market value of that firm.
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5. List and explain the three financial factors that influence the value of a business.
The three factors that affect the value of a firm's stock price are cash flow, timing, and risk.
The Importance of Cash Flow: In business, cash is what pays the bills. It is also what the firm
receives in exchange for its products and services. Cash is therefore of ultimate importance, and the
expectation that the firm will generate cash in the future is one of the factors that gives the firm its
value.
The Effect of Timing on Cash Flows: Owners and potential investors look at when firms can expect
to receive cash and when they can expect to pay out cash. All other factors being equal, the sooner
companies expect to receive cash and the later they expect to pay out cash, the more valuable the
firm and the higher its stock price will be.
The Influence of Risk: Risk affects value because the less certain owners and investors are about a
firm's expected future cash flows, the lower they will value the company. The more certain owners
and investors are about a firm's expected future cash flows, the higher they will value the company.
In short, companies whose expected future cash flows are doubtful will have lower values than
companies whose expected future cash flows are virtually certain.
6. Explain why accounting profits and cash flows are not the same thing.
Stock value depends on future cash flows, their timing, and their riskiness. Profit calculations do not
consider these three factors. Profit, as defined in accounting, is simply the difference between sales
revenue and expenses. It is true that more profits are generally better than less profits, but when the
pursuit of short-term profits adversely affects the size of future cash flows, their timing, or their
riskiness, then these profit maximization efforts are detrimental to the firm.
An agent is a person who has the implied or actual authority to act on behalf of another. The owners
whom the agents represent are the principals. Agents have a legal and ethical responsibility to make
decisions that further the interests of the principals.
Sometimes the interests of a business firm's owners are not the same as the interests of society. For
instance, the cost of properly disposing of toxic waste can be so high that companies may be tempted
to simply dump their waste in nearby rivers. In so doing, the companies can keep costs low and
profits high, and drive their stock prices higher (if they are not caught). However, many people
suffer from the polluted environment. This is why we have environmental and other similar laws:
So that society's best interests take precedence over the interests of individual company owners.
When businesses take a long-term view, the interests of the owners and society often (but not always)
coincide. When companies encourage recycling, sponsor programs for disadvantaged young people,
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run media campaigns promoting the responsible use of alcohol, and contribute money to worthwhile
civic causes, the goodwill generated as a result of these activities causes long-term increases in the
firm's sales and cash flows, which translate into additional wealth for the firm's owners.
Two or more people who join together to form a business make up a partnership. This can be done on
an informal basis without a written partnership agreement, or a contract can spell out the rights and
responsibilities of each partner.
A limited liability company is a hybrid between a partnership and a corporation. Profits and losses
pass through to the members. Members generally enjoy limited liability.
Corporations are legal entities separate from their owners. To form a corporation, the owners specify
the governing rules for the running of the business in a contract known as the articles of
incorporation. They submit the articles to the government of the state in which the corporation is
formed, and the state issues a charter that creates the separate legal entity.
10. Compare and contrast the potential liability of owners of proprietorships, partnerships (general
partners), and corporations.
The sole proprietor has unlimited liability for matters relating to the business. This means that the
sole proprietor is responsible for all the obligations of the business, even if those obligations exceed
the amount the proprietor has invested in the business.
Each partner in a partnership is usually liable for the activities of the partnership as a whole. Even if
there are a hundred partners, each one is technically responsible for all the debts of the partnership.
If ninety-nine partners declare personal bankruptcy, the hundredth partner still is responsible for all
the partnership's debts.
A corporation is a legal entity that is liable for its own activities. Stockholders, the corporation's
owners, have limited liability for the corporation's activities. They cannot lose more than the amount
they paid to buy the corporation’s stock.
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3. a. The value of the firm would go down due to the increase in the amount of time it takes to
receive the cash inflows.
b. The value of the firm would go up due to the increase in expected cash inflows.
c. If expected future cash flows do not change the value of the firm would go down due to the
increased riskiness of the firm.
4. This practice obviously takes advantage of people who are in a difficult financial situation. This
transaction is voluntary, however, and high risk loans have high interest rates.
5. LLCs have a small number of members like partnerships and each of these members is likely to
have an active voice in the company like a partnership. The LLC is taxed like a partnership.
Unlike a partnership, and more like a corporation, the owners generally enjoy limited liability.
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Chapter 2 Solutions
Financial markets are where financial securities are bought and sold. They exist primarily to bring
deficit economic units (those needing money) and surplus economic units (those having extra money)
together.
2. What is a security?
Securities are claims on financial assets. They can be described as “claim checks” that give their
owners the right to receive funds in the future. Securities are traded in both the money and capital
markets. Money market securities include Treasury bills, negotiable certificates of deposit,
commercial paper, and banker’s acceptances. Capital market securities include bonds and stock.
The term market efficiency refers to the ease, speed, and cost of trading securities. In an efficient
market, securities can be traded easily, quickly, and at low cost. Markets lacking these qualities are
considered to be inefficient.
Each exchange-listed security is traded at a specified location on the trading floor called the post. The
trading is supervised by specialists who act either as brokers (bringing together buyers and sellers) or
as dealers (buying or selling the stock themselves). Prominent international securities exchanges
include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and major exchanges in Tokyo, London,
Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, Hong Kong, and Mexico.
5. How are financial trades made in an over-the-counter market? Discuss the role of a dealer in the OTC
market.
In contrast to the organized exchanges, which have physical locations, the over-the-counter market
has no fixed location, or more correctly, it is everywhere. The over-the-counter market, or OTC, is
a network of dealers around the world who maintain inventories of securities for sale. If you wanted
to buy a security that is traded OTC, you would call your broker, who would then shop among
competing dealers who have the security in their inventory. After locating the dealer with the best
price, your broker would buy the security on your behalf.
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The role of dealers: Dealers make their living buying securities and reselling them to others. They
operate just like car dealers who buy cars from manufacturers for resale to others. Dealers make
money by buying securities for one price (called the bid price) and selling them for a higher price,
(called the ask price). The difference, or spread, between the bid price and the ask price represents
the dealer’s fee.
6. What is the role of a broker in security transactions? How are brokers compensated?
Brokers handle orders to buy or sell securities. Brokers are agents who work on behalf of an investor.
When investors call with an order, brokers work on their behalf to find someone to take the other side
of the proposed trade. If investors want to buy, brokers find sellers. If investors want to sell, brokers
find buyers. Brokers are compensated for their services when the person whom they represent, the
investor, pays them a commission on the sale or purchase of securities.
Treasury bills are short-term debt instruments issued by the U.S. Treasury that are sold at a discount
and pay face value at maturity. They are very nearly risk-free as they are backed by the U.S.
Government which could, if need by, print money to pay their holders at maturity.
8. Would there be positive interest rates on bonds in a world with absolutely no risk (no default risk,
maturity risk, and so on)? Why would a lender demand, and a borrower be willing to pay, a positive
interest rate in such a no-risk world?
Yes, there would be a positive rate of interest in a risk-free world. This is because regardless of risk,
lenders of money must postpone spending during the time the money is loaned. Lenders, then, lose
the opportunity to invest their money for that period of time. To compensate for the cost of losing
investment opportunities while they postpone their spending, lenders demand, and borrowers pay, a
basic rate of return, the real rate of interest.
2-1. a. Surplus economic units have income that exceeds their expenditures. Wealthy families in the
household sector and most states (which have balanced budget requirements) are surplus economic
units.
b. Deficit economic units have expenditures that exceed their incomes. Home buyers and college
students are likely to be deficit economic units.
2.2. a. false
b. false
c. false
d. false
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2-3. a. 2 3 4 1
b. The money market is dominated by large institutional traders and there is much competition. The
New York Stock Exchange tends to have larger more actively traded stocks. The over-the-counter
market tends to have smaller less actively traded securities. The real estate market has very high
transaction costs and trades take months.
b. Treasury bills and commercial paper are both traded in the money market.
Given:
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Implications:
a. For borrowers: Borrowers tend to look for the low point of the curve, which indicates the least
expensive loan maturity. In this case the low point is 3 months, leading the borrower to seek a short-
term loan. However, if a firm borrows long-term and obtains the higher interest rate, that rate is
locked in for the life of the loan (30 years in this case). If interest rates rise the borrower may be glad
he/she locked in the long-term rate.
b. Lenders face the opposite situation. Granting short-term-term loans at relatively low interest rates
may look unattractive now; but if short-term rates rise, the lenders will be able to roll over
investments at higher and higher rates.
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Chapter 3 Solutions
1. Define intermediation.
The financial system makes it possible for surplus and deficit economic units to come together,
exchanging funds for securities, to their mutual benefit. When funds flow from surplus economic
units to a financial institution to a deficit economic unit, the process is known as intermediation. The
financial institution acts as an intermediary between the two economic units.
2. What can a financial institution often do for a surplus economic unit that it would have difficulty
doing for itself if the surplus economic unit (SEU) were to deal directly with a deficit economic unit
(DEU)?
Surplus economic units do not usually have the expertise to determine whether deficit economic units
can and will make good on their obligations, so it is difficult for them to predict when a would-be
deficit economic unit will fail to pay what it owes. Such a failure is likely to be devastating to a
surplus economic unit that has lent a proportionately large amount of money. In contrast, a financial
institution is in a better position to predict who will pay and who won't. It is also in a better position,
having greater financial resources, to occasionally absorb a loss when someone fails to pay. (This is
just one example of the beneficial things financial institutions do for SEUs)
3. What can a financial institution often do for a deficit economic unit (DEU)that it would have
difficulty doing for itself if the DEU were to deal directly with an SEU?
SEUs typically want to supply a small amount of funds, while DEUs typically want to obtain a large
amount of funds. Thus it is often difficult for surplus and deficit economic units to come together on
their own to arrange a mutually beneficial exchange of funds for securities. A financial institution
can step in and save the day. A bank, savings and loan, or insurance company can take in small
amounts of funds from many individuals, form a large pool of funds, and then use that large pool to
purchase securities from individual businesses and governments. (This is just one example of the
beneficial things financial institutions do for DEUs)
4. What are a bank's primary reserves? When the Fed sets reserve requirements, what is its primary
goal?
Vault cash and deposits in the bank's account at the Fed are used to satisfy these reserve
requirements; they are called primary reserves. These primary reserves are non-interest-earning
assets held by financial institutions.
The Federal Reserve requires all commercial banks to keep a minimum amount of reserves on hand
to meet the withdrawal demands of its depositors and to pay other obligations as they come due.
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Many would argue, however, that the reserve requirement is set more with monetary policy in mind
than to ensure that banks meet their depositors' withdrawal requests.
5. Compare and contrast mutual and stockholder-owned savings and loan associations.
Some savings and loan associations are owned by stockholders, just as commercial banks and other
corporations are owned by their stockholders. Other S&Ls, called mutuals, are owned by their
depositors. When a person deposits money in an account at a mutual S&L, that person becomes a
part owner of the firm. The mutual S&L's profits (if any) are put into a special reserve account from
which dividends are paid from time to time to the owner/depositors.
Credit unions are owned by their members. When credit union members put money in their credit
union, they are not technically "depositing" the money. Instead, they are purchasing shares of the
credit union. In general, credit unions exist to pay interest on shares bought by, and collect interest
on loans made to, the members.
7. Which type of insurance company generally takes on the greater risks: a life insurance company or a
property and casualty insurance company?
The risks protected against by property and casualty companies are much less predictable than are the
risks insured by life insurance companies. Hurricanes, fires, floods, and trial judgments are all much
more difficult to predict than the number of sixty-year-old females who will die this year among a
large number in this risk class. This means that property and casualty insurance companies must
keep more liquid assets than do life insurance companies.
8. Compare and contrast a defined benefit and a defined contribution pension plan.
In a defined benefit plan, retirement benefits are determined by a formula that usually considers the
worker's age, salary, and years of service. The employee and/or the firm contribute the amounts
necessary to reach the goal. In a defined contribution plan, the contributions to be made by the
employee and/or employer are spelled out, but retirement benefits depend on the total accumulation
in the individual's account at the retirement date.
9. Special security software is used such that customers who enter their identification and password
information can keep sensitive information out of the hands of hackers.
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Answers to End-of-Chapter Problems
3-1. a) If there were no financial institutions the SEUs and the DEUs would find that the amount of
money needed by a given DEU did not match the amount of money available by a given SEU. The
money available would not be put to work and the economic activity that would have otherwise taken
place would not.
b) If financial institutions were available in this society they could position themselves between the
SEUs and DEUs. The financial institution could pool the $1,000 available (100 SEUs times $10
each) and pass that money along in $100 increments to the DEUs. This could be done via either a
debt or equity claim that the financial institution would accept from the DEU in return for the money.
3-2. a) .10 rate on loans made - .05 rate paid to depositors = .05 = 5% interest rate spread
b) (.5 x .10) + (.5 x .12) = .11 = 11% weighted average loan rate
(.5 x .05) + (.5 x .07) = .06 = 6% weighted average deposit rate
11% - 6% = 5% interest rate spread
3-4. a) The FOMC should buy government securities in the open market. This would increase the
reserves of the banking system and would put downward pressure on the federal funds rate.
b) The Fed’s trader at the New York Federal Reserve Bank would contact various government
securities dealers and would buy the Treasury securities from them. Payment would be made by
crediting the accounts at the Fed of these dealers. This would make more funds available and would
tend to put downward pressure on the cost of these funds, the federal funds rate.
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Chapter 4 Solutions
1. Why do total assets equal the sum of total liabilities and equity? Explain.
Assets are the items of value a business owns. Liabilities are claims on the business by non-owners,
and equity is the owners' claim on the business. The sum of the liabilities and equity is the total
capital contributed to the business, which, by definition, equals the total value of the assets.
2. What are the time dimensions of the income statement, the balance sheet, and the statement of cash
flows? Hint: Are they videos or still pictures? Explain.
The income statement is like a video: It measures a firm's profitability over a period of time (which
can be a week, a month, a year, or any other time period).
The balance sheet is like a still photograph. The balance sheet shows the firm's assets, liabilities, and
equity at a given point in time.
This cash flow statement like the income statement, can be compared to a video: It shows how cash
flows into and out of a company over a given period of time.
3. Define depreciation expense as it appears on the income statement. How does depreciation affect
cash flow?
Accounting depreciation is the allocation of an asset's initial cost over time. Depreciation expense on
an income statement is the amount of the asset=s initial cost allocated to the period covered by the
income statement.
Depreciation expense is not a cash flow. Depreciation as an expense category affects cash flow,
however, because it is tax-deductible. Depreciation expense lowers a company’s taxable income
and, therefore its income tax liability. In this way depreciation reduces cash outflows..
Retained earnings represents the sum of all the earnings available to common stockholders of a
business during its entire history, minus the sum of all the common stock dividends which it has ever
paid. Those earnings that were not paid out were, by definition, retained.
Retained earnings are important because they represent amounts reinvested in a company on behalf
of the company’s owners instead of being paid out in the form of dividends.
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5. Explain how earnings available to common stockholders and common stock dividends paid from the
current income statement affect the balance sheet item retained earnings.
The change in the retained earnings account from one balance sheet to the next equals net income
less preferred stock dividends (which is the amount of earnings available to common stockholders)
less common stock dividends.
Depreciation is the allocation of an asset's initial cost over time. Accumulated depreciation is the
total of all the depreciation expense that has been recognized to date.
7. What are the three major sections of the statement of cash flows?
Average tax rates are calculated by dividing tax dollars paid by earnings before taxes (EBT).
Financial managers use marginal tax rates to estimate the future after-tax cash flows from
investments. Since they are interested in how much of the next dollar earned from new investments
will have to be paid in taxes, they use the marginal tax rate (rather than the average tax rate) to
calculate the tax liability.
10. Identify whether the following items belong on the income statement or the balance sheet.
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11. Indicate in which section the following balance items belong (current assets, fixed assets, current
liabilities, long-term liabilities, or equity).
4-1.
CASE A CASE B
Revenues 200,000 110,000
Expenses 160,000 70,000
Net Income 40,000 40,000
Retained Earnings, Jan 1 300,000 100,000
Dividends Paid 70,000 30,000
Retained Earnings, Dec 31 270,000 110,000
Current Assets, Dec 31 80,000 230,000
Non-current Assets, Dec 31 850,000 180,000
Total Assets, Dec 31 930,000 410,000
Current Liabilities, Dec 31 40,000 60,000
Non-current Liabilities, Dec 31 100,000 140,000
Total Liabilities, Dec 31 140,000 200,000
CS & Cap. in Excess of Par, Dec 31 520,000 100,000
Total Stockholders’ Equity, Dec 31 790,000 210,000
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CASE A CASE B
Sales 500,000 250,000
COGS 200,000 100,000
Gross Profit 300,000 150,000
Operating Expenses 60,000 60,000
Operating Income (EBIT) 240,000 90,000
Interest Expense 10,000 10,000
Earnings Before Taxes (EBT) 230,000 80,000
Tax Expense (40%) 92,000 32,000
Net Income 138,000 48,000
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4-4. a) Tax = $50,000 X 0.15 + $25,000 X 0.25 + $25,000 X 0.34 + $50,000 X 0.39
= $41,750
4-5. The marginal tax rate is the tax rate applied to the next dollar of income. Therefore, the marginal tax
rate is 34%.
The average tax rate is 34%
50,000 X .15 = 7,500
25,000 X .25 = 6,250
25,000 X .34 = 8,500
235,000 X .39 = 91,650
2,865,000 X .34 = 974,100
∑ = $1,088,000
$1,088,000/$3,200,000 = 34%
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a) Cash + Marketable Securities + Inventory + Accounts Receivable + Prepaid expenses.
(11,000,000 + 9,000,000 + 11,000,000 + 3,000,000 + 1,000,000) = 35,000,000
Current Assets = $35,000,000
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d) Current Assets – Current Liabilities
(11,000,000 + 9,000,000 + 11,000,000 + 3,000,000 + 1,000,000) – (4,000,000 + 2,000,000)
35,000,000 – 6,000,000 = 29,000,000
Net Working Capital = $29,000,000
= $374,000
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4-16. a ) Current Assets: 2011: $5,534 + 14,745 + 10,733 + 952 + 3,234 = $35,198
2012: $9,037 + 15,943 + 11,574 + 1,801 + 2,357=$40,712
b ) Total Assets: 2011: $35,198+(57,340 - 29,080)+1,010+2,503 = $66,971
2012: $40,712+(60,374 - 32,478)+1,007+4,743 = $74,358
c ) Current Liabilities: 2011: $3,253 + 6,821 = $10,074
2012: $2,450 + 7,330 = $9,780
d ) Total Liabilities: 2011: $10,074 + 2,389 = $12,463
2012: $9,780 + 2,112 = $11,892
e ) Total Stockholders' Equity: 2011: $8,549 + 45,959 = $54,508
2012: $10,879 + 51,587 = $62,466
4-18. (Dollars)
a ) Accumulated Depreciation 3,398 Inflow
b ) Accounts Receivable (net) 1,198 Outflow
c ) Inventories 841 Outflow
d ) Prepaid Expenses 877 Inflow
e ) Accounts Payable 803 Outflow
f ) Accrued Expenses 509 Inflow
g ) Plant and Equipment (gross) 3,034 Outflow
h ) Marketable Securities 849 Outflow
i ) Land 3 Inflow
j ) Long Term Investments 2,240 Outflow
k ) Common Stock 2,330 Inflow
l ) Bonds Payable 277 Outflow
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Financing:
Add: Increase in Common Stock 2,330
Less: Common Stock Dividends (5,000)
Decrease in Bonds Payable ( 277)
Cash Flow from Financing ($2,947)
4-20. $3,503 = $9,037 end of ‘09 cash - $5,534 end of ‘08 cash ∴ Yes, the net cash flow figure from
problem #16 gives the same answer as calculating the change in the cash figures from the end of 2011 to the
end of 2012 balance sheets.
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4-24. Basis = $1,000,000 + $100,000 + $50,000 = $1,150,000
Year 3 depreciation = $1,150,000 X .148 = $170,200
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Chapter 5 Solutions
A financial ratio is a number that expresses the value of one financial variable relative to another.
Put more simply, a financial ratio is the result you get when you divide one financial number by
another. Calculating an individual ratio is simple, but each ratio must be analyzed carefully to
effectively measure a firm's performance.
Ratios are comparative measures. Because the ratios show relative value, they allow financial
analysts to compare information that could not be compared in its raw form. For example, ratios may
be used to compare one ratio to a related ratio, a firm's performance to management's goals, a firm's
past and present performance, or a firm's performance to similar firms
3. Which ratios would a banker be most interested in when considering whether to approve an
application for a short-term business loan? Explain.
Bankers and other lenders use liquidity ratios to see whether to extend short-term credit to a firm.
Liquidity ratios measure the ability of a firm to meet its short-term obligations. These ratios are
important because failure to pay such obligations can lead to bankruptcy. Generally, the higher the
liquidity ratio, the more able a firm is to pay its short-term obligations.
4. Which ratios would a potential long-term bond investor be most interested in? Explain.
Current and potential lenders of long-term funds, such as banks and bondholders, are interested in
debt ratios. When a business's debt ratios increase significantly, bondholder and lender risk increases
because more creditors compete for that firm's resources if the company runs into financial trouble.
5. Under what circumstances would market to book value ratios be misleading? Explain.
The Market to Book ratio is useful, but it is only a rough approximation of how liquidation and going
concern values compare. This is because the Market to Book ratio uses accounting-based book
values. The actual liquidation value of a firm is likely to be different than the book value. For
instance, the assets of a firm may be worth more or less than the value at which they are currently
carried on the company's balance sheet. In addition, the current market price of the company's bonds
and preferred stock may also differ from the accounting value of these claims.
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6. Why would an analyst use the Modified Du Pont system to calculate ROE when ROE may be
calculated more simply? Explain.
Actually, an analyst would not use the Modified Du Pont equation to calculate ROE for precisely the
reason stated above. What an analyst would use the Modified Du Pont equation for is to help analyze
the factors that contribute to a firm's ROE. In other words, analysts use the Modified Du Pont system
to “take apart” ROE to see what factors are influencing it.
7. Why are trend analysis and industry comparison important to financial ratio analysis?
Trend analysis helps financial managers and analysts see whether a company's current financial
situation is improving or deteriorating.
Cross-sectional analysis, or industry comparison, allows analysts to put the value of a firm's ratios in
the context of its industry.
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5-4. Inventory Turnover = Sales/Inventory
35,000,000/2,400,000 = 14.58
Inventory Turnover = 14.58 X
While the Net Profit Margin is higher than the industry average, the Return on Assets is lower. Pinewood
may consider increasing its debt to leverage profits.
Yes. The Pinewood has very low debt and its earnings are extremely high compared to its interest
expense.
We would need to know the industry averages for these figures, and also know about Pinewood’s
credit and inventory management practices to comment meaningfully on the above figures.
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5-10. Modified Du Pont: ROE = Net Profit Margin X Total Asset Turnover X Assets over Equity
= 0.0917 X 1.404 X $66,971/$54,508 = 15.82%
5-11. a) EVA = EBIT (1- tax rate) – (invested capital X investor’s required rate of return)
EVA = $12,941,000 X (1 - 0.35) – ($77,389,000 X 0.10) = $672,750
b) Pinewood has a true economic profit of $672,750. This is the amount by which its
earnings exceed the returned expected by the firm’s investors.
d) Pinewood has a total market value that is $20,492,000 greater that the amount of capital
invested in the firm.
5-12. a) EVA = EBIT (1 – Tax Rate) – (invested capital X investors required rate of return)
EVA = $8,000 (.65) – ($33,000 X .12)
= $5,200 – $3,960
EVA = $1,240
b) The economic value is positive; therefore, Eversharp earned a sufficient amount during the
year to provide more than the expected rate of return from the investors and lenders who
contributed to the capital of the company.
5-13.
EVA & MVA Calculation:
b. Comment on EVA: This year T & J earned enough to exceed the return expected by the
contributors of the firm's capital by $189.
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5-14. a. Du Pont: ROA = Net Profit Margin X Total Asset Turnover
= (80/1,000) X (1,000/500) = 16%
Modified Du Pont: ROE = Net Profit Margin X Total Asset Turnover X Assets over Equity
= ($80/$1,000) X ($1,000/$500) X (1/(1-0.5) = 32%
5-15.
Assets Liabilities + Equity
Cash $6,000 Accounts Payable $6,000
Accounts Receivable 15,068 Notes Payable 2,739
Inventory 6,667 Accrued Expenses 600
Prepaid Expenses 282 Total Current Liabilities 9,339
Total Current Assets 28,017 Bonds Payable 15,661
Fixed Assets 34,483 Common Stock 16,000
Retained Earnings 21,500
Total Assets $62,500 Total Liabilities + Equity $62,500
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5-19. Gross Profit = 0.50 X $5,000,000 = $2,500,000
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d) Notoriously Niagara must have a higher net profit margin because their asset turnover is low
compared to that of Niagara’s Notions even though they have the same ROA. Niagra’s Notions has a high
asset turnover but a low net profit margin.
5-31. a) $2,250,000/1,750,000=$1.29
b) $40/$1.29 = 31
c) $15,000,000/1,750,000 = $8.57
d) $40/$8.57 = 4.67
e) Yes, the market seems to believe that the company has going-concern value as evidenced by
the market to book ratio greater than 1.
Golden Products
Industry averages: 9.42% 1.13 2.00
The NPM is about average, although it is deteriorating. The liquidity, as measured by the current
ratio, is below average but improving. Asset utilization, as measured by the total asset turnover is way below
average.
Fixed Asset Turnover Return on Assets Debt to Assets Ratio Return on equity
Golden Products has an improving ROA that now equals that of the industry norm. The ROE has
slipped a little, but is still above the industry norm in spite of the fact that Golden has a little less debt
in its capital structure in 2012. Overall, Johnny should be pleased.
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5-35.
National Glass Company
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5-36.
a.) (Industry) Kingston, 2012 Kingston, 2013
b.) Kingston has about the same net profit margin and return on equity as the industry norm. The return on
assets ratio for Kingston is about the same as than the industry norm.
c.) Determine the sources and uses of funds and prepare a statement of cash flows for 2013.
(1) Sources and Uses of Funds:
Change,
2012 to 2013
Balance SheetSources Uses
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Total Cash Flows from Operations $5,533
Cash Flows from Investments:
New Property, Plant, & Equipment($5,000)
Total Cash Flows from Investments ($5,000)
Cash Flows from Financing:
Dividends Paid ($733)
Total Cash Flows from Financing (733)
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Net Cash Flow ($200)
d.) Profit margins are eroding and generally a little below the industry norm. Liquidity is about average.
Debt is low, but interest coverage is below the industry norm in spite of the low debt load. Inventory
turnover is way below average. The negative cash flow of $200,000 came mainly from the buildup of
accounts receivable and plant & equipment.
e.) The current ratio, quick ratio, and times interest earned would get the most scrutiny from loan officers.
5-36b. EVA = EBIT X (1 – tax rate) – (invested capital X investor’s required rate of return)
EVA = ($4,000 X 0.60) – ($60,000 X 0.10) = -$3,600
EVA = -$3,600
b) Super Dot Com was more profitable in 2012 than it was in 2010.
2010 2012_________
$519,000/$2,100,000 $1,115,000/$3,814,000
Net Profit Margin 24.71% 29.23%
$519,000/$2,859,000 $1,115,000/$5,316,000
Return on Assets 18.15% 20.97%
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c) Super Dot Com was less liquid at the end of 2012 than it was at the end of 2011.
2010 2012_________
$981,000/$245,000 $1,720,000/$623,000
Current Ratio 4.00 2.76
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Chapter 6 Solutions
1. Why do businesses spend time, effort, and money to produce forecasts? Explain.
Businesses succeed or fail depending on how well prepared they are to deal with the situations they
confront in the future. Therefore they expend considerable sums making estimates (forecasts) of
what the future situation is likely to be. Businesses develop new products, set production quotas, and
select financing sources based on forecasts about the future economic environment and the firm's
condition. If economists predict interest rates will be relatively high, for example, firms may plan to
limit borrowing and defer expansion plans.
The experience approach to forecasting is based on the assumption that things will happen a certain
way in the future because they happened that way in the past. For instance, if it has always taken you
fifteen minutes to drive to the grocery store, then you will probably assume that it will take you about
fifteen minutes the next time you drive to the store. Similarly, financial managers often assume sales,
expenses, or earnings will grow at certain rates in the future because they grew at that rate in the past.
Sales forecasting is a group effort. Sales and marketing personnel usually provide assessments of
demand and the competition. Production personnel usually provide estimates of manufacturing
capacity and other production constraints. Top management will make strategic decisions affecting
the firm as a whole. Financial managers coordinate, collect, and analyze the sales forecasting
information. Figure 6-1 in the text shows a diagram of the process.
4. Explain how the cash budget and the capital budget relate to pro forma financial statements.
The cash budget shows the projected flow of cash in and out of the firm for specified time periods.
The capital budget shows planned expenditures for major asset acquisitions. Forecasters incorporate
data from these budgets into pro forma financial statements under the assumption that the budget
figures will, in fact, occur.
5. Explain how management goals are incorporated into pro forma financial statements.
Management sets a target goal, and forecasters produce pro forma financial statements under the
assumption that the goal will be reached. For example, if management’s goal is to pay off all short-
term notes during the coming year, forecasters would incorporate this into the pro forma balance
sheet by setting Notes Payable to zero.
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6. Explain the significance of the term additional funds needed.
When the pro forma balance sheet is completed, total assets and total liabilities and equity will rarely
match. The discrepancy between forecasted assets and forecasted liabilities and equity results when
either too little or too much financing is projected for the amount of asset growth expected. The
discrepancy is called additional funds needed (AFN) when forecast assets exceed forecast liabilities
and equity, and excess financing when forecast liabilities and equity exceed forecast assets.
7. What do financial managers look for when they analyze pro forma financial statements?
After the pro forma financial statements are complete, financial managers analyze the forecast to
determine (1) what current trends suggest what will happen to the firm in the future, (2) what effect
management's current plans and budgets will have on the firm, and (3) what actions to take to avoid
problems revealed in the pro forma statements
8. What action(s) should be taken if analysis of pro forma financial statements reveals positive trends?
Negative trends?
When analyzing the pro forma statements, managers often see signs of emerging positive or negative
conditions. If forecasters discover positive indicators, they will recommend that current plans be
continued. If forecasters see negative indicators, they will recommend corrective action.
6-1.
Sales Record for The Miniver Corporation
Sales in 2013 is expected to be approximately $215,000 following the trend of the last six years as shown
above.
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
$0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
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6-2.
This year Next Year Forecasting Assumption
Dividends $0 0
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6-4. Sugar Cane Alley
Financial Status and Forecast
Dividends 10,000
Addition to RE 9,351
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6-6.
Assets 2012 2013 Liabilities 2012 2013
6-7.
2012 2013
In 2013 there would be $1,068 ($42,208-$41,140) in excess funds. This assumes, as the problem states, that
notes payable would increase by 10% along with other current liabilities. Notes payable usually does not
increase with sales.
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6-9.
Compute the following ratios for 2012 and 2013:
2012 2013
Current Ratio 3 3
Debt to Assets Ratio 25% 25.3%
Sales to Assets Ratio 62.5% 66.27%
Net Profit Margin 10% 13.64%
Return on Assets 6.25% 9.04%
Return on Equity 8.33% 12.10%
Liquidity seems strong and stable. Debt is modest and stable. Asset utilization is improving slightly while
all the profit margins calculated show marked improvement.
6-10.
BRIGHT FUTURE CORPORATION
Historical and Projected Income Statements
Historical Projected
2012 2013
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L-T Debt (Bonds Payable, 5%, due 2015) $20,000,000 $20,000,000 $21,466,000
Total Liabilities $40,000,000 $43,000,000 $44,466,000
Common Stock (1,000,000 shares, $1 par) $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Capital in Excess of Par $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Retained Earnings $5,000,000 $6,334,000 $6,334,000
Total Equity $10,000,000 $11,334,000 $11,334,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $50,000,000 $54,334,000 $55,800,000
AFN is incorporated in L-T debt. If $1,466,000 of new L-T debt is issued the financing need will be met.
Other financing sources could be used but we chose new L-T debt in this illustration.
Question 2, Ratios:
2012 2013
Liquidity is improving. Debt is high but stable. Inventory and overall asset utilization are stable. The net
profit margin appears healthy. The return on assets ratio is much lower than the net profit margin because of
the low asset turnover. The return on equity ratio is much higher than the return on assets because of the
high debt load.
Question 4, Recommendations:
A 20% projected increase in sales is quite impressive. Management should prepare now, however, to raise
the $1,466,000 that will be needed in 2013 to support the necessary new investments if the projected sales
increase is to be achieved.
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Chapter 7 Solutions
1. What is risk aversion? If common stockholders are risk averse, how do you explain the fact that they
often invest in very risky companies?
Risk aversion is the tendency to avoid additional risk. Risk-averse people will avoid risk if they can,
unless they receive additional compensation for assuming that risk. In finance, the added
compensation is a higher expected rate of return.
People are not all are equally risk averse. For example, some people are willing to buy risky stocks,
while others are not. The ones that do, however, almost always demand an appropriately high
expected rate of return for taking on the additional risk.
The relationship between risk and required rate of return is known as the risk–return relationship. It
is a positive relationship because the more risk assumed, the higher the required rate of return most
people will demand.
Risk aversion explains the positive risk–return relationship. It explains why risky junk bonds carry a
higher market interest rate than essentially risk-free U.S. Treasury bonds.
3. Why is the coefficient of variation often a better risk measure when comparing different projects than
the standard deviation?
Whenever we want to compare the risk of investments that have different means, we use the
coefficient of variation (CV). The CV represents the standard deviation's percentage of the mean.
Because the CV is a ratio, it adjusts for differences in means, while the standard deviation does not.
therefore the CV provides a standardized measure of the degree of risk that can be used to compare
alternatives.
Business risk refers to the uncertainty a company has with regard to its operating income (also
known as earnings before interest and taxes or EBIT). Business risk is brought on by sales volatility
and intensified by the presence of fixed operating costs.
Financial risk is the additional volatility of net income caused by the presence of interest expense.
Firms that have only equity financing have no financial risk because they have no debt on which to
make fixed interest payments. Conversely, firms that operate primarily on borrowed money are
exposed to a high degree of financial risk.
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5. Why does the riskiness of portfolios have to be looked at differently than the riskiness of individual
assets?
The riskiness of portfolios has to be looked at differently than the riskiness of individual assets
because the weighted average of the standard deviations of returns of individual assets does not result
in the standard deviation of a portfolio containing the assets. There is a reduction in the fluctuations
of the returns of portfolios which is called the diversification effect.
6. What happens to the riskiness of a portfolio if assets with very low correlations (even negative
correlations) are combined?
How successfully diversification reduces risk depends on the degree of correlation between the two
variables in question. When assets with very low or negative correlations are combined in portfolios,
the riskiness of the portfolios (as measured by the coefficient of variation) is greatly reduced.
7. What does it mean when we say that the correlation coefficient for two variables is -1? What does it
mean if this value were zero? What does it mean if it were +1?
Correlation is measured by the correlation coefficient, represented by the letter r. The correlation
coefficient can take on values between +1.0 (perfect positive correlation) to -1.0 (perfect negative
correlation). The closer r is to +1.0, the more the two variables will tend to move with each other at
the same time. The closer r is to -1.0, the more the two variables will tend to move opposite each
other at the same time. An r value of zero indicates that the variables’ values aren't related at all.
This is known as statistical independence.
Unless the returns of one-half the assets in a portfolio are perfectly negatively correlated with the
other half—which is extremely unlikely—some risk will remain after assets are combined into a
portfolio. The degree of risk that remains is nondiversifiable risk, the part of a portfolio's total risk
that can't be eliminated by diversifying.
Nondiversifiable risk is measured by a term called beta (β). The ultimate group of diversified assets,
the market, has a beta of 1.0. The betas of portfolios, and individual assets, relate their returns to
those of the overall stock market. Portfolios with betas higher than 1.0 are relatively more risky than
the market. Portfolios with betas less than 1.0 are relatively less risky than the market. (Risk-free
portfolios have a beta of zero.)
9. Compare diversifiable and nondiversifiable risk. Which do you think is more important to financial
managers in business firms?
Diversifiable risk can be dealt with by, of course, diversifying. Nondiversifiable risk is generally
compensated for by raising one’s required rate of return. Both types of risk are important to financial
managers.
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10. How do risk-averse investors compensate for risk when they take on investment projects?
Because of risk aversion, people demand higher rates of return for taking on higher-risk projects.
11. Given that risk-averse investors demand more return for taking on more risk when they invest, how
much more return is appropriate for, say, a share of common stock, than is appropriate for a Treasury
bill?
Although we know that the risk–return relationship is positive, the question of much return is
appropriate for a given degree of risk is especially difficult. Unfortunately, no one knows the answer
for sure. One well-known model used to calculate the required rate of return of an investment, given
its degree of risk, is the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).
12. Discuss risk from the perspective of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).
The Capital Asset Pricing Model, or CAPM, can be used to calculate the appropriate required rate of
return for an investment project given its degree of risk as measured by beta (β). A project's beta
represents its degree of risk relative to the overall stock market. In the CAPM, when the beta term is
multiplied by the market risk premium term, the result is the additional return over the risk-free rate
that investors demand from that individual project. High-risk (high-beta) projects have high required
rates of return, and low-risk (low-beta) projects have low required rates of return.
7-1.
Cash Flow Probability
Estimate of Occurrence
2 2
CF P CF x P CF - mean (CF - mean) P x (CF - mean)
2
Sum of P x (CF- mean) = variance: $18,900,000
Square root of variance = standard deviation of the variance: $4,347
Coefficient of Variation = std.dev./mean = 22.88%
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7-2.
EXPECTED VALUE, STANDARD DEVIATION AND COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION OF OPERATING INCOME
Operating
Sales Variable Fixed Income Prob.
Estimate Expenses Expenses Estimate of Occurrence
2 2
CF P CF x P CF - mean (CF - mean) Px(CF - mean
$500 $250 $250 $0 2.00% $0 ($350) $122,500 $2,450
$700 $350 $250 $100 8.00% $8 ($250) $62,500 $5,000
$1,200 $600 $250 $350 80.00% $280 $0 $0 $0
$1,700 $850 $250 $600 8.00% $48 $250 $62,500 $5,000
$1,900 $950 $250 $700 2.00% $14 $350 $122,500 $2,450
a. Sum of (R x P) = mean: $350
2
Sum of (CF- mean) x P= variance $14,900
b. Square root of variance = standard deviation: $122
c. Coeff. of Variation = std.dev/mean: 34.88%
d. New expected value, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation based on revised sales forecast:
Operating
Sales Variable Fixed Income Probability
Estimate Expenses Expenses Estimate of Occurrence
2 2
CF P CF x P CF - mean (CF - mean) Px(CF - mean)
$500 $250 $250 $0 10.00% $0 ($350) $122,500 $12,250
$700 $350 $250 $100 15.00% $15 ($250) $62,500 $9,375
$1,200 $600 $250 $350 50.00% $175 $0 $0 $0
$1,700 $850 $250 $600 15.00% $90 $250 $62,500 $9,375
$1,900 $950 $250 $700 10.00% $70 $350 $122,500 $12,250
a. Sum of (R x P) = mean: $350
2
Sum of P x (CF - mean) = variance: $43,250
b. Square root of variance = standard deviation: $208
c. Coeff. of Variation = std. dev./mean: 59.43%
e. Comments: Note how the increased possibilities that sales will be other than $1,200 caused the standard deviation
and coefficient of variation of operating income to nearly double.
7-3. Mean:
.10(1,000) + .2(5,000) + .45(10,000) + .15(15,000) + .10(20,000) =
100 + 1,000 + 4,500 + 2,250 + 2,000
Mean = $9,850
Standard Deviation:
ơ 2 = .1(1,000 – 9,850)2 + .2(5,000 – 9,850)2 + .45(10,000 – 9,850)2 + .15(15,000 – 9,850)2 +
.1(20,000 – 9,850)2
ơ 2 = 7,832,250 + 4,704,500 + 10,125 + 3,978,375 + 10,302,250
ơ 2 = 26,827,500
ơ = √ 26,827,500
ơ = 5,179.53
Standard deviation = 5,179.53
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7-4.
I. EQUITY EDDIE'S COMPANY:
Operating
Income Interest Before-Tax Net Probability
Estimate Expense Income Taxes Income of Occurrence
2 2
CF P CF x P CF - mean (CF - mean) Px(CF - mean)
$100 $0 $100 $28 $72 5.00% $4 ($216) $46,656 $2,333
$200 $0 $200 $56 $144 10.00% $14 ($144) $20,736 $2,074
$400 $0 $400 $112 $288 70.00% $202 $0 $0 $0
$600 $0 $600 $168 $432 10.00% $43 $144 $20,736 $2,074
$700 $0 $700 $196 $504 5.00% $25 $216 $46,656 $2,333
a. Sum of (R x P) = mean: $288
2
Sum of P x (CF - mean) =
$8,813
variance:
b. Square root of variance = standard deviation: $94
c. Coeff. of Variation = std. dev./mean: 32.60%
II. BARRY BORROWER'S COMPANY:
Operating
Income Interest Before-Tax Net Probability
Estimate Expense Income Taxes Income of Occurrence
2 2
CF P CF x P CF - mean (CF - mean) Px(CF - mean)
$110 $40 $70 $19.6 $50.4 5.00% $2.52 ($237.60) $56,453.76 $2,822.69
$220 $40 $180 $50.4 $129.6 10.00% $12.96 ($158.40) $25,090.56 $2,509.06
$440 $40 $400 $112.0 $288.0 70.00% $201.60 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
$660 $40 $620 $173.6 $446.4 10.00% $44.64 $158.40 $25,090.56 $2,509.06
$770 $40 $730 $204.4 $525.6 5.00% $26.28 $237.60 $56,453.76 $2,822.69
a. Sum of (R x P) = mean: $288.00
2
Sum of P x (CF - mean) =
$10,663.49
variance:
b. Square root of variance = standard deviation= $103.26
c. Coeff. of Variation = std. dev./ mean: 35.86%
e. Comments: Note how Barry Borrower's use of debt financing causes his company to have a higher
standard deviation and coefficient of variation of net income than Equity Eddie's.
7-5.
STANDARD DEVIATION AND COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE GO-RILLA PROJECT
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$30,000 12.00% $3,600 $4,000 $16,000,000 $1,920,000
$32,000 1.00% $320 $6,000 $36,000,000 $360,000
Sum of (R x P) = mean: $26,000
2
Sum of P x (CF - mean) = variance: $6,400,000
c. Comment: Given that the average coefficient of variation of George's other product lines is 12%, we would
say that the Go-Rilla project is LESS risky than average
7-6.
Effect of Adding Asset B to Existing Portfolio A
a. Comparison of standard deviations of existing portfolio A and the new combined portfolio:
a. Comparison of coefficients of variation of existing portfolio A and the new combined portfolio:
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7-7. Coefficient of variation (CV) = Standard Deviation/Mean
288/1,200 = .24
CVzazzle = 24%
7-9. ơp = √ (0.3)2 X (0.05)2 + (0.7)2 X (0.02)2 + ( 2 X 0.3 X 0.7 X 0.6 X 0.05 X 0.02)
ơp = √0.000673
ơp = 0.0259
ơp = 2.59%
7-10.
Effect of Adding PROJ1 to Existing Portfolio
Expected Return of existing portfolio: 11.00%
Standard deviation of existing portfolio: 4.00%
a. Coefficient of variation of existing portfolio: 36.36%
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7-11.
Required Rate of Return per the CAPM
Risk free rate (kRF) 5.0%
Expected rate of return on the market (km) 15.0%
Beta 1.2
7-13.
Effect on CAPM Required Rate of Return of Adding a New Project
7-14.
STANDARD DEVIATION AND COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION OF PSC SALES REVENUE
Sales Probability
Estimate of Occurrence
2 2
CF P CF x P CF - mean (CF - mean) P x (CF - mean)
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2
Sum of P x (CF - mean) = variance: $361,600
7-15.
COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION OF PSC'S OPERATING INCOME
Operating
Sales Variable Fixed Income Probability
Estimate Expenses Expenses Estimate of Occurrence
2 2
CF P CF x P CF - mean (CF - mean) Px(CF - mean)
2
Sum of P x (CF - mean) = variance: $57,856
7-16.
COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION OF PSC'S OPERATING INCOME
Operating
Sales Variable Fixed Income Probability
Estimate Expenses Expenses Estimate of Occurrence
2 2
CF P CF x P CF - mean (CF - mean) Px(CF - mean)
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2
Sum of P x (CF - mean) = variance: $57,856
Note how the addition of fixed costs caused the coefficient of variation of PSC's operating income to
Comment:
double from what it was in problem 7-10
7-17.
MEASURING PSC'S FINANCIAL RISK
I. Expected value, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation of PSC's net income when no interest expense is
present
$800 $480 $400 -$80 $0 ($80) ($24) ($56) 2% -$1 ($336) $112,896 $2,258
$1,000 $600 $400 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 8% $0 ($280) $78,400 $6,272
$1,400 $840 $400 $160 $0 $160 $48 $112 20% $22 ($168) $28,224 $5,645
$2,000 $1,200 $400 $400 $0 $400 $120 $280 40% $112 $0 $0 $0
$2,600 $1,560 $400 $640 $0 $640 $192 $448 20% $90 $168 $28,224 $5,645
$3,000 $1,800 $400 $800 $0 $800 $240 $560 8% $45 $280 $78,400 $6,272
$3,200 $1,920 $400 $880 $0 $880 $264 $616 2% $12 $336 $112,896 $2,258
Sum of (NI X P) = mean $ 280
2
Sum of P X (CF - mean) = variance: $28,349
Square root of variance = standard deviation: $168
Coefficient of Variation = std. dev./mean: 60.1%
II. Expected value, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation of PSC's net income when interest expense is
present
$800 $480 $400 ($80) $60 ($140) ($42) ($98) 2% ($2) ($336) $112,896 $2,258
$1,000 $600 $400 $0 $60 ($60) ($18) ($42) 8% ($3) ($280) $78,400 $6,272
$1,400 $840 $400 $160 $60 $100 $30 $70 20% $14 ($168) $28,224 $5,645
$2,000 $1,200 $400 $400 $60 $340 $102 $238 40% $95 $0 $0 $0
$2,600 $1,560 $400 $640 $60 $580 $174 $406 20% $81 $168 $28,224 $5,645
$3,000 $1,800 $400 $800 $60 $740 $222 $518 8% $41 $280 $78,400 $6,272
$3,200 $1,920 $400 $880 $60 $820 $246 $574 2% $11 $336 $112,896 $2,258
Sum of (R X P) = mean = $ 238
2
Sum of P X (CF - mean) = variance = $28,349
Square root of variance = standard deviation = $168
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Coefficient of variation equals std. dev./mean = 70.7%
7-18.
I. New coefficient of variation of PSC's operating income:
Operating
Sales Variable Fixed Income Probability of
Estimate Expenses Expenses Estimate Occurrence
2
EBIT P EBIT X EBIT - (EBIT - P X (EBIT - mean)
2
P mean mean)
II. New coefficient of variation of PSC's net income when no interest expense is present
2
Sum of P X (CF - mean) = variance = $19,004
Square root of variance = standard deviation = $138
Coefficient of Variation = std. dev./mean = 35.8%
III. New coefficient of variation of PSC's net income when interest expense is present
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2
Sum of P X (CF - mean) = variance = $19,004
Square root of variance = standard deviation = $138
Coefficient of Variation = std. dev./mean = 38.62%
Summary:
Old difference between the coefficient of variation of net income with and without interest expense -10.6%
(financial risk)
New difference between the coefficient of variation of net income with and without interest expense -2.8%
(financial risk)
Comments: The effect of PSC's risk reduction measures was to lower business risk substantially, but
financial risk increased slightly. Managers must evaluate this trade-off and proceed accordingly.
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Chapter 8 Solutions
The time value of money means that money you hold in your hand today is worth more than money
you expect to receive in the future. Similarly, money you must pay out today is a greater burden than
the same amount paid in the future.
Positive interest rates indicate that money has time value. When one person lets another borrow
money, the first person requires compensation in exchange for reducing current consumption. The
person who borrows the money is willing to pay to increase current consumption. The required rate
of return on an investment reflects the pure time value of money, an adjustment for expected
inflation, and any risk premiums present.
Compound interest occurs when interest is earned on interest and on the original principal of an
investment. Discounting is the inverse of compounding. Compound interest causes the value of a
beginning amount to increase at an increasing rate. Discounting causes the present value of a future
amount to decrease at a decreasing rate.
Present value is inversely related to the discount rate. In other words, present value moves in the
opposite direction of the discount rate. If the discount rate increases, present value decreases. If the
discount rate decreases, present value increases.
5. What is an annuity?
6. Suppose you are planning to make regular contributions in equal payments to an investment fund for
your retirement. Which formula would you use to figure out how much your investments will be
worth at retirement time, given an assumed rate of return on your investments?
To figure out how much your investments will be worth at retirement time, given an assumed rate of
return on your investments, you would use the future value of an annuity formula:
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Future Value of an Annuity Formula
(1 + k ) n − 1
FVA = PMT
k
The effect of increasing the number of compounding periods per year is to increase the future value
of the investment. The more frequently interest is compounded, the greater the future value. The
smallest compounding period is used when we do continuous compounding--compounding that
occurs every tiny unit of time (the smallest unit of time imaginable).
8. If you are doing PVA and FVA problems, what difference does it make if the annuities are "ordinary
annuities" or "annuities due"?
In FVA or a PVA of annuity due problems, annuity payments earning interest one period sooner than
in ordinary annuity problems. So, higher FVA and PVA values result with an annuity due. The first
payment occurs sooner in the case of a future value of an annuity due. In present value of annuity due
problems, each annuity payment occurs one period sooner, so the payments are discounted less
severely.
9. Which formula would you use to solve for the payment required for a car loan if you know the
interest rate, length of the loan, and the borrowed amount? Explain.
To solve for k when the known values are PVA, n, and PMT, start with the present value of an
annuity formula, Equation 8-3b, as follows:
Now refer to the PVIFA values in the text, Table IV. You know n, so find the n row corresponding
to the number of periods in your problem on the left hand side of the table. You have also determined
the PVIFA, so move across the n row until you find (or come close to) the value of PVIFA that you
have solved for. The percent column in which the value is located is the interest rate.
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Answers to End-of-Chapter Problems
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8-11. a)$50,000 $50,000 X [1/(1 + 0.04)15 = $27,763.23
b)$75,000 $75,000 X [1/(1 + 0.04)15 = $41,644.84
c)$100,000 $100,000 X [1/(1 + 0.04)15 = $55,526.45
d)$125,000 $125,000 X [1/(1 + 0.04)15 = $69,408.06
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8-22. $5,000 X [(1.1240 – 1)/.12] X 1.12 = $4,295,711.95
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8-35 PVA = PMT X PVIFA k,n
$200,000 = $898.09 X PVIFA k,360
222.6948 = PVIFA k,360
k = .2917% per month X 12 = 3.5% annual rate
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8-47. $1,000 X e.04x15 = $1,822.12
8-52. $16,936.06 = $5,000 X [PVIFAk%,4 years], assuming payments start one year from the date of
borrowing
[PVIFAk%,4 years] = 3.3872; k = 7%
8-55. n = 30 X 12 = 360
k = .06/12 =0 .005 or 0.5%
$250,000 = PMT X [(1-1/1.005360)/0.005]
PMT = $250,000/166.7916144 = $1,498.88
8-57. a) n = 4 X 12 = 48
k = .06/12 =0 .005 or 0.5%
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$28,000 = PMT X [(1-1/1.00548)/0.005]
PMT = $28,000/42.58031778 = $657.58
b) n = 6 X 12 = 72
k = .06/12 =0 .005 or 0.5%
$28,000 = PMT X [(1-1/1.00572)/0.005]
PMT = $28,000/60.33951394 = $464.04
Total Present Value of all Cash Flows, including the missing cash flow $471.01
Total Present Value of all Cash Flows, including the missing cash flow $471.01 (given)
Total present value of known cash flows only $283.1774
Difference (Present Value of missing cash flow) $187.8326
8-59. a) n = 5X12 = 60
k = .06/12 = .005
$22,000 = PMT X [1-1/1.00560)/0.005]
$22,000 = PMT X 51.72556075
PMT = $22,000/51.72556075 = $425.32
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Chapter 9 Solutions
1. Which is lower for a given company: the cost of debt or the cost of equity? Explain. Ignore taxes in
your answer.
The cost of debt is always less than the cost of equity for a given firm. This is because the debt
investor is taking a lower risk than the equity investor and therefore the required rate of return is
lower.
2. When a company issues new securities, how do flotation costs affect the cost of raising that capital?
When a company issues new securities flotation costs increase the cost of raising the capital. The
company receives a smaller amount of the proceeds from the new issues, the greater the flotation
costs.
3. What does the “weight” refer to in the weighted average cost of capital?
The weight referred to in weighted average cost of capital refers to the portion of the total capital
raised by the firm that comes from a given source such as debt, preferred stock or equity.
4. How do tax considerations affect the cost of debt and the cost of equity?
Because interest on debt is tax deductible to the issuing firm, the higher the tax rate the lower the
after tax cost of debt financing. Tax considerations do not enter into the cost of equity calculation
since dividends paid to stockholders are not tax deductible to the firm.
5. If dividends paid to common stockholders are not legal obligations of a corporation, is the cost of
equity zero? Explain your answer.
Although common stockholders do not have a contractual claim on dividends the funds supplied by
stockholders definitely have a cost. Equity investors are paid last and so they are taking the greatest
risk among all the suppliers of capital. If the company does not earn a higher rate of return on equity
funds to compensate for the higher risk taken by equity investors, the price of the stock will fall and
therefore the value of the firm.
6. What is the investment opportunity schedule (IOS)? How does it help financial managers make
business decisions?
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The investment opportunity schedule shows graphically proposed capital budgeting projects
depicting the IRR and dollar amount of investment for each project. This helps the financial manager
make business decisions since the investment opportunity schedule and the marginal cost of capital
schedule can be plotted together, with those projects on the IOS schedule above the MCC being
acceptable.
7. What is a marginal cost of capital schedule (MCC)? Is the schedule always a horizontal line?
Explain.
The marginal cost of capital schedule is a graphic depiction of the weighted average cost of capital at
different levels of financing. The MCC schedule is not always a horizontal line. For many firms the
MCC schedule increases, usually at discreet intervals, as the amount of funds to be raised increases.
8. For a given IOS and MCC, how do financial managers decide which proposed capital budgeting
projects to accept, and which to reject?
For a given IOS and MCC, all independent projects that plot on the IOS above the MCC are
accepted. Those projects on the IOS below the MCC are rejected.
b) AT kd = .10(1-.22) = 7.8%
c) AT kd = .10(1-.34) = 6.6%
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9-4. YTM AT kd AT kd
T=40% T=34%
8% 0.08(1-.40) = 4.80% 0.08(1-.34) = 5.28%
14% 0.14(1-.40) = 8.40% 0.14(1-.34) = 9.24%
16% 0.16(1-.40) = 9.60% 0.16(1-.34) = 10.56%
9-5. a) kd = 13%
b) AT kd = .13(1-.40) = 7.8%
The cost of the company's retained earnings is lower. This would lead you to reevaluate the
estimated numbers, or question the applicability of the valuation models used here, since ks cannot be
lower than AT kd for a given company.
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b) kn = ($7/($65 - $3)) + 0.10 =21.29%
Yes. Floatation costs make cost of capital from new common stock higher.
9-18. AT kd = 0.10(1-0.4) = 6%
kp = $2/($31 - $1) = 6.67%
kn = $4/($100 -$4) + .06 = 10.17%
ka = (0.3)(6) + (0.15)(6.67) + (0.55)(10.17) = 8.394%
Weight:
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Debt = 230,000/430,000 = 0.54
Preferred Stock = 100,000/430,000 = 0.23
Common Equity = 100,000/430,000 = 0.23
9-26.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
PROJECT INVESTMENT RETURN
OPTIMAL CAPITAL STRUCTURE: DEBT 35.00% EQUITY 65.00% A $500,000 0.16
TAX RATE 40.00% B $1,600,000 0.12
NET INCOME NEXT YEAR: $1,200,000 C $600,000 0.15
ADDITION TO RETAINED EARNINGS $1,000,000 D $1,500,000 0.18
LOAN INTEREST RATE 10.00% FOR LOAN UPTO $750,000 $4,200,000
12.00% FOR LOAN ABOVE $750,000
COMMON STOCK PRICE PER SHARE $50
DIVIDEND PER SHARE $5
GROWTH RATE 9.00%
FLOATATION COST 8.00%
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PROJECT INVESTMENT RETURN
D $1,500,000 0.18
A $500,000 0.16
C $600,000 0.15
B $1,600,000 0.12
e.
MCC/IOS Schedule
Stone Wood Products
19.00% Project D
Costs of Capital and IRRs
18.00%
17.00% A
16.00% C
15.00%
14.00%
13.00%
12.00%
B
11.00%
$0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 $4,500
MCC IOS
f. Only Projects D and A would be chosen. They are the ones with IRR values on the IOS schedule that
plot above the MCC schedule.
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Chapter 10 Solutions
1. How do we calculate the payback period for a proposed capital budgeting project? What are the
main criticisms of the payback method?
We calculate the payback period for a proposed project by adding a project’s positive cash flows, one
period at a time, until the sum equals the initial investment. The number of time periods it takes to
cover this investment is the payback period. The main criticisms of the payback method are that cash
flows after the payback period are ignored and the time value of money is not considered.
2. How does the net present value relate to the value of the firm?
The net present value is the dollar amount of the change to the value of the firm if the project under
consideration is accepted.
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the internal rate of return method?
The internal rate of return method is a discounted cash flow method and a number expressed as a
percentage. These are typically seen as advantages. The main disadvantage of the internal rate of
return is that it is somewhat more difficult to calculate, although this is less true with the ready
availability of financial calculators.
Mutually exclusive projects are projects that compete against each other for our selection. If a firm
were considering the purchase of a new computer, needing only one computer, then the proposals
made by the sales reps from Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, and Toshiba would be mutually exclusive
projects vying for our selection.
5. What is the decision rule for accepting or rejecting proposed projects when using net present value?
When using the net present value decision rule any project with a net present value greater than or
equal to zero would be acceptable. Any project with a negative net present value would be rejected.
6. What is the decision rule for accepting or rejecting proposed projects when using internal rate of
return?
Whenever the internal rate of return is greater than or equal to the required rate of return, the hurdle
rate, the project is accepted. When the internal rate of return is less than this required rate of return,
the project is rejected.
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7. What is capital rationing? Should a firm practice capital rationing? Why?
Capital rationing is the practice of setting dollar limits on what will be invested in new capital
budgeting projects. Proprietorships, partnerships and private corporations are in a position to do
whatever the owners wish. It can be argued, however, that for a publicly traded corporation capital
rationing may not be consistent with maximizing the value of the firm. This is because some value
adding projects may be rejected if they would cause the firm to exceed its self imposed capital
rationing limit.
8. Explain how to resolve a “ranking conflict” between the net present value and the internal rate of
return. Why should the conflict be resolved as you explained?
Whenever there is a ranking conflict between net present value and internal rate of return we
generally suggest that the project with the highest net present value be chosen. This is because the
net present value method ties more directly with the primary financial goal of the firm, to maximize
firm value.
The firm risk of a capital budgeting project measures the impact of adding a new project to the
existing projects of the firm.
10. Why is the coefficient of variation a better risk measure to use than the standard deviation when
evaluating the risk of capital budgeting projects?
The coefficient of variation is a better risk measure than the standard deviation alone because the CV
adjusts for the size of the project. The CV measures the standard deviation divided by the mean and
therefore puts the standard deviation into context. For example, a standard deviation of .05 may be
considered large relative to a mean of .02 but would be considered a small value relative to a mean
value of 8.
11. Explain why we measure a project’s risk as the change in the CV.
We measure a project’s risk as the change in the coefficient of variation because this focuses on the
change in the riskiness of the firm’s existing portfolio.
12. Explain how using a risk-adjusted discount rate improves capital budgeting decision making
compared to using a single discount rate for all projects?
The risk-adjusted discount rate improves capital budgeting decision making compared to the single
discount rate approach because the RADR allows us to set a higher hurdle for the high risk project
and a lower hurdle for the low risk project thus aligning our capital budgeting decision making
process more closely with the goal of maximizing the value of the firm.
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Answers to End-of-Chapter Problems
10-1. Zombiebook: (5 mil) + 2mil + 2 mil + 2 mil + 2 mil -- 2.5 years
Angry Rabbits: (5mil) + 1 mil + 1 mil + 1 mil + 20 mil -- 3.05 years
Zombie has the lower payback period, 2.5 years versus 3.05 years so if we base our decision on the
basis of payback (choose the project with the lower payback) we would choose Zombiebook over
Angry Rabbits. Making this choice, however, is cause for concern. Because the very large $20
million positive cash flow in year 5 for Angry Rabbit occurs after the payback it is ignored when
applying the payback decision rule. It doesn’t seem right to ignore such a large positive cash flow.
Ignoring this large cash flow after the payback period points out on out one of the weaknesses of the
payback decision rule. NPV, IRR, and MIRR would not ignore this cash flow.
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1 100,000 (100,000) 200,000 (100,000)
2 75,000 (25,000) 150,000 50,000
3 50,000 25,000 150,000 200,000
4 100,000 125,000 150,000 350,000
k= 8%
NPVweights (k = 8%) = $70,087.60
NPVwaters (k= 8%) = $243,115.32
10-10. a ) Rifle Stock: NPV = -9,000 + 2,000 X .8850 + 5,000 X .7831 + 1,000 X .6931 + 4,000 X
.6133 = -168.20
Fork Lift: NPV = -12,000 +5,000 X .8850 + 4,000 X .7831 +6,000 X .6931 + 2,000 X .6133
= +942.60
Packaging Equip. NPV = -18,200 + 5,000 X .7831 + 10,000 X .6931 + 12,000 X .6133 =
+6.10
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c) Aron’s Project; The NPV is positive and greater than the NPV for Cal’s Project..
d) No.
10-12.
FV of Cash Flow at T-
10 if reinvested @ 10%
cost of capital (per Years
Time Cash Flow Equation 8-1a) to go
b) Printer #1: NPV = -2,000 +900 X .9259 + 1,100 X .8573 + 1,300 X .7938 = +808.28
= +808.39 financial calculator and Excel solution
Printer #2: NPV = -2,500 + 1,500 X .9259 + 1,300 X .8573 + 800 X .7938 = +638.38
= +638.50 financial calculator and Excel solution
e) Printer #1: NPV = -2,000 + 900 X .8621 + 1,100 X .7432 + 1,300 X .6407 = +426.32
Printer #2: NPV = -2,500 + 1,500 X .8621 + 1,300 X .7,432 + 800 X .6407 = +271.87
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10-14. Expected Cash Flows
Year Program
0 -20,000,000
1 1,000,000
2 2,000,000
3 5,000,000
4 6,000,000
5 6,000,000
6 6,000,000
7 6,000,000
8 6,000,000
9 6,000,000
10 6,000,000
I = 15%
NPV = $2,082,694.77
IRR = 17.14%
MIRR = 16.14%
TV = $89,336,820
d) Mutually exclusive: Project A has the higher IRR and would be selected.
Independent: Select both. (IRR > Cost of Capital for both the projects)
g) Selections based on NPV and IRR method contradict each other. Since NPV method is
generally preferred, select Project C.
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10-16. a ) NPV = -5M + 1.85M(2.7982) -.25M(.4761) = $57,645
b ) Multiple IRRs are possible because of two sign changes in the cash flow series. In this case
there is only one IRR, however. Do an NPV profile if you don’t believe us. The IRR is 16.59%.
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c ) The IRR of 16.59% is greater than the required rate of return of 10%, so the project would get a
positive recommendation.
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10-18. The Chalk Line Machine, Gel Padded Glove, Insect Repellant, and Recycled Base Cover projects
collectively have initial cash outlays of $90,000 (under the budget limit) and have NPVs that sum to
$12,950. No other combination of projects gives a higher total NPV and stays under the budget
limit.
10-19.
Given Information:
Initial investment $5,669.62
Yearly net cash flows:
Year 1 $2,200
Year 2 $2,200
Year 3 $2,200
Required rate of return 12%
a. NPV of the investment:
Year: 0 1 2 3
Annual cash flows ($5,670) $2,200 $2,200 $2,200
PV of cash flows ($5,670) $1,964 $1,754 $1,566
NPV ($386)
b. Comment on the acceptability of the investment:
Comment: The project is unacceptable because it has a negative NPV. You would not
accept it even if you had cash available.
c. NPV Profile:
Discount rate 0% 5% 10%
NPV 930 322 (199)
NPV PROFILE
$900 930
$700
$500
322
NPV
$300
$100
($100)
(199)
($300)
($500)
0% 5% 10%
DISCOUNT RATE
Comment:
Comment: According to the NPV profile, the discount rate would have to be less than about
8% in order for the project's NPV to be positive.
d. Comment:
Comment: The IRR is that discount rate which produces an NPV of zero. Therefore, the IRR
could be calculated to determine the "hurdle rate" below which the project's NPV would be
positive (8% in this case).
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10-20. STD(IRR) = [(.05x(0%-6%)2 + .1x(1%-6%)2 + .2x(3%-6%)2 + .3x(6%-6%)2 + .2x(9%-6%)2 +
.1x(11%-6%)2 + .05x(12%-6%)2].5 = 3.49%
Project A has the lowest risk and Project C the highest as measured by the CV.
c) average risk
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10-23. a) (.125x2%)+(.20x5%)+(.35x9%)+(.20x13%)+(.125x16%) = 9.00%
b) .125(.02-.09)2 + .2(.05-.09)2 + .35(.09-.09)2 + .2(.13-.09)2 + .125(.16-.09)2 = .001865
= .1865%
square root of .001865 = .0432 = 4.32% standard deviation
d. A IS THE D IS THE
LOWEST HIGHEST
RISK RISK
PROJECT PROJECT
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10-26.
1
1 - (1.08 )10
a) NPV = $298,500 x - $2,000,000
.08
1
1 - (1.10 )10
b) NPV = $298,500 x - $2,000,000
.10
d)
1
1 - (1.10 )10
NPV = $0 = CF x - $2,000,000
.10
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Year 8 $100,000 $10,000
a. NPVs of the
projects:
Project 1 Project 2
b. IRRs of the
projects:
Project 1 Project 2
c. NPV Profiles:
NPV PROFILES
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
Project 1
NPV
$20,000
Project 2
$0
($20,000) 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16%
($40,000)
($60,000)
($80,000)
DISCOUNT RATE
Comment: Both projects have the same NPV at a discount rate of approximately 5.5%. At that discount rate the NPV
of both projects is about $45,000.
Select Reason
i. WACC > 5.4% Project 2 Project 2's NPV is higher
ii. WACC > 8.81% Project 2 Project 1's NPV is negative
iii. WACC > Neither project The NPV for both projects is negative
14.39%
e) Look at the NPV profile. If the discount rate is 5%, this is to the left of the crossover point. Project 1
would have a higher NPV than Project 2. This would create a ranking conflict if the projects were mutually
exclusive. Project 2 has a higher IRR (14.3% for Project 2 versus 8.81 percent for Project 1).
At a discount rate below 5.4%, NPV and IRR give conflicting ranking signals. At a discount rate of
5.4% or more, the ranking of the two projects is the same.
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Chapter 11 Solutions
1. Why do we focus on cash flows instead of profits when evaluating proposed capital budgeting
projects?
We focus on cash flows instead of profits when evaluating proposed capital budgeting projects
because it is cash flow that changes the value of a firm. You can spend cash but you can not spend
profit.
2. What is a sunk cost? Is it relevant when evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project? Explain.
A sunk cost is a cash flow that has already occurred, or that will occur, whether a project is accepted
or rejected. It is irrelevant when evaluating a proposed project.
3. How do we estimate expected incremental cash flows for a proposed capital budgeting project?
We estimate expected incremental cash flows for a proposed project by estimating the changes in
sales and expenses that are incremental to the project, adding back the incremental depreciation
expense since depreciation expense is a non-cash expense.
Depreciation expense is a tax deductible expense and therefore affects cash flow through its effect on
taxes. Depreciation expense that is incremental to a proposed project therefore affects incremental
cash flows.
5. How and why does working capital affect the incremental cash flow estimation for a proposed large
capital budgeting project? Explain.
Many large projects require additional working capital. This investment in additional working
capital becomes part of the initial investment. This investment is recovered at the end of the
project’s life. There may be some spontaneous increase in current liabilities associated with a
project, but the change in net working capital, if any, is likely to be a positive value requiring an
increase in the initial investment of that amount.
Opportunity costs reflect the foregone benefits of the alternative not chosen when a capital budgeting
project is selected. Any decrease in the cash flows of the firm directly tied to the selection of a new
project could be part of the opportunity cost value and included in our capital budgeting analysis.
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7. How are financing costs generally incorporated into the capital budgeting analysis process?
Financing costs are usually captured in the discount or hurdle rate when doing NPV or IRR analysis.
The operating cash flows usually do not include financing costs because this would be double
counting.
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11-3. a) $10,000 - $3,000 - $2,000 = $5,000
e ) Interest Expense. It is included in the cost of funds when calculating NPV and when setting the
IRR hurdle rate.
Year 1
$100,000
- 30,000
70,000
Depreciation (20%) - 4,000
EBIT 66,000
Taxes (35%) - 23,100
42,900
Depreciation + 4,000
Net operating CF $46,900
11-6.
Initial Cost of new Equipment $375,000
End of year: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6
MACRS depreciation
percentages for five-year class 20.00% 32.00% 19.20% 11.50% 11.50% 5.80%
life equipment
Calculations:
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Change in Operating Income 45,000 (30,000) (2,000) 26,875 26,875 48,250
Income tax on new income (18,000) 12,000 800 (10,750) (10,750) (19,300)
Change in earnings after tax 27,000 (18,000) (1,200) 16,125 16,125 28,950
Add back depreciation 75,000 120,000 72,000 43,125 43,125 21,750
Net incremental
operating cash flows $102,000 $102,000 $70,800 $59,250 $59,250 $50,700
Present value of cash flows $90,265 $79,881 $49,068 $36,339 $32,159 $24,352
= NPV ($62,936)
11-7.
Rhodes Manufacturing Corporation (with salvage value)
Given:
End of year: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6
MACRS depreciation
percentages for five-year class 20.00% 32.00% 19.20% 11.50% 11.50% 5.80%
life equipment
Resale value of equipment $50,000 at the end of the sixth year
Calculations:
Incremental Cash Flows:
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6
Net incremental
operating cash flows $102,000 $102,000 $70,800 $59,250 $59,250 $50,700
Total Net cash flows $102,000 $102,000 $70,800 $59,250 $59,250 $80,700
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Present value of cash flows $90,265 $79,881 $49,068 $36,339 $32,159 $38,762
11-9.
GHOST SQUADRON HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT, INC.
ASSUMPTIONS:
Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8
MACRS Depreciation 14.3% 24.5% 17.5% 12.5% 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 4.5%
Year: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Net Incremental Cash Flows $10,787 $37,026 $64,519 $51,656 $42,395 $42,395 $42,395
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Additional Cash Flows at the end of year 7:
b) Outflow
c) Beginning of year 1
11-11.
Given:
Initial Cost of new Equipment $90,000
End of year: 1 2 3 4
New revenues $50,000 $30,000 $20,000 $20,000
Discount rate 11%
Tax rate 30%
Year 1 2 3 4
MACRS depreciation percentages for
three-year class life equipment 33.30% 44.50% 14.80% 7.40%
Resale value of equipment $10,000 at the end of the fourth year
Calculations:
Incremental Cash Flows:
Year 1 2 3 4
Revenues $50,000 $30,000 $20,000 $20,000
New depreciation expense (29,970) (40,050) (13,320) (6,660)
Change in Operating Income 20,030 (10,050) 6,680 13,340
Income tax on new income (6,009) 3,015 (2,004) (4,002)
Change in earnings after tax 14,021 (7,035) 4,676 9,338
Add back depreciation 29,970 40,050 13,320 6,660
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Less initial cost ($90,000)
= NPV $4,735
Comments: Yes, since the project has a positive NPV at the company's cost of capital, Flower
Belle should recommend that it be accepted.
11-12.
MACRS 3 YEARS 33.30% 44.50% 14.80% 7.40%
YEARS USED 4
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11-13.
Initial Cost of new equipment $90,000
End of year: 1 2 3 4
New revenues $50,000 $30,000 $20,000 $20,000
Discount rate 10%
Tax rate 40%
Year 1 2 3 4
MACRS depreciation percentages for
three-year classlife equipment 33.30% 44.50% 14.80% 7.40%
Year 1 2 3 4
Revenues $50,000 $30,000 $20,000 $20,000
New depreciation expense (29,970) (40,050) (13,320) (6,660)
Change in Operating Income 20,030 (10,050) 6,680 13,340
Income tax on new income (8,012) 4,020 (2,672) (5,336)
Change in earnings after tax 12,018 (6,030) 4,008 8,004
Add back depreciation 29,970 40,050 13,320 6,660
= NPV $15,834
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e) Incremental Cash Flow for to = $40,000 - $15,000 = $25,000 outflow
11-15.
MACRS 3 YEARS 33.30% 44.50% 14.80% 7.40%
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Yes, Brenners should add this machine to their factory.
11-16.
Given:
Initial Cost of new Equipment $150,000
Installation and calibration costs $7,500
Decrease in operating expenses $50,000 annually
Year 1 2 3 4
MACRS depreciation
percentages for three-year class 33.30% 44.50% 14.80% 7.40%
life equipment
Calculations:
Year 1 2 3 4 5
Net incremental
operating cash flows $50,857 $57,031 $40,659 $36,579 $32,500
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a. NPV of the investment:
Present value of cash flows $46,233 $47,133 $30,547 $24,984 $20,180
a. NPV = $11,577
b. Yes, since the NPV of the investment is positive at RHPS's cost of capital, Weiss and Majors
should go forward with the project.
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11-17.
Chemical Company of Baytown
Given:
Discount rate 6%
Tax rate 40%
Year 1 2 3 4
MACRS depreciation
percentages for three-year class 33.30% 44.50% 14.80% 7.40%
life equipment
Calculations:
c. Net cash outflow at the end of 2012 if new process line is installed:
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Net incremental operating cash flows $63,576 $71,640 $50,256 $44,928
(Given) Resale value of new equipment $20,000 at the end of the fourth year
Year 1 2 3 4
= NPV $35,522
IRR 14.4%
f. NPV Profile
Year 0 1 2 3 4
$80,000
$70,000 $68,352
$60,000 $62,338
$56,556
$50,000 $50,994
$45,641
NPV
$40,000 $40,487
$35,522
$30,000 $30,736
$26,122
$20,000 $21,672
$17,377
$10,000
$0
0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10%
Cost of Capital
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11-18.
PROBLEM 11-18
|- Part c.
|-------- Part b. --------| -|
Time Time Time Time Time Time Joint Path
t0 1 2 3 4 5 Probability NPV JP x NPV
($300,000) 50% $100,000 100% $100,000 100% $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 50.0% $43,308 $21,654
Total NPV
of the
Deal: $50,135
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Chapter 12 Solutions
1. Describe the general pattern of cash flows from a bond with a positive coupon rate.
Cash flows from a bond with a positive coupon rate consist of periodic interest payments and the face
value payment at maturity. Coupon interest payments occur at regular intervals throughout the life of
the bond. The face value payment occurs on the maturity date.
The fair value of a bond is the present value of the bond's coupon interest payments plus the present
value of the face value payment at maturity, discounted at the market’s required rate of return for the
bond in question. Equation 9-1 in the text is use to solve for the fair (present) value of a bond.
3. What is the relationship between a bond's market price and its promised yield to maturity? Explain.
A bond's market price depends on its yield to maturity (YTM). When a bond has a YTM greater than
its coupon rate, it sells at a discount from its face value. When the YTM is equal to the coupon rate,
the market price equals the face value. When the YTM is less than the coupon rate, the bond sells at
a premium over face value.
4. All other things held constant, how would the market price of a bond be affected if coupon interest
payments were made semiannually instead of annually?
Most bonds issued in the United States pay interest semiannually (twice per year). With semiannual
interest payments, we must adjust the bond valuation model (Equation 9-1 in the text) by multiplying
n, the number of years to maturity, by two, and dividing k, the annual interest rate, by two.
5. What is the usual pattern of cash flows for a share of preferred stock? How does the market
determine the value of a share of preferred stock, given these promised cash flows?
Preferred stock has no maturity date, so it has no maturity value. Its future cash payments are
dividend payments that are paid to preferred stockholders at regular time intervals for as long as they
(or their heirs) own the stock. Cash payments from preferred stock dividends are scheduled to
continue forever. To value preferred stock, we adapt the discounted cash flow model to reflect that
preferred stock dividends are a perpetuity. See Equation 9-4 in the text.
6. Name two patterns of cash flows for a share of common stock. How does the market determine the
value of the most common cash flow pattern for common stock?
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Cash flows for a share of common stock consist of dividend payments and the price received for the
eventual sale of the share. Common stock valuation is complicated by the fact that common stock
dividends are difficult to predict compared to the interest and principal payments on a bond, or
dividends on preferred stock. Indeed, corporations may pay common stock dividends irregularly, or
not pay dividends at all.
As with bonds and preferred stock, the market values common stock by estimating the present value
of the expected future cash flows from the common stock. See Equation 9-6 in the text.
7. Define the P/E valuation method. Under what circumstances should a stock be valued using this
method?
The P/E ratio indicates how much investors are willing to pay for each dollar of a stock's earnings. A
high P/E ratio indicates that investors believe the stock's earnings will increase, or that the risk of the
stock is low, or both.
Financial analysts often use a P/E model to estimate common stock value for businesses that are not
public. First, analysts compare the P/E ratios of similar companies within an industry to determine
an appropriate P/E ratio for companies in that industry. Second, analysts calculate an appropriate
stock price for firms in the industry by multiplying each firm's earnings per share (EPS) by the
industry average P/E ratio. See Equation 9-9 in the text.
8. Compare and contrast the book value and liquidation value per share for common stock. Is one
method more reliable? Explain.
The Book Value of a firm's common stock is found by subtracting the value of the firm's liabilities,
and preferred stock, if any, as recorded on the balance sheet, from the value of its assets. The result
is the book value or net worth of the company's common stock. To find the book value per share of
common stock, divide the company's book value by the number of outstanding common stock shares.
See Equation 9-10 in the text.
The liquidation value and book value valuation methods are similar, except that the liquidation
method uses the market values of the assets and liabilities, not book values. The market values of the
assets are the amounts the assets would earn on the open market if they were sold (or liquidated).
The market values of the liabilities are the amounts of money it would take to pay off the liabilities.
Since it is based on market values, the liquidation value method is more reliable than the book value
method. However, liquidation value is a worst-case valuation assessment. A company's common
stock should be worth at least the amount generated per share at liquidation.
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9. Answer the following questions about the discounted free cash flow model illustrated in Figure 12-4:
Free cash flows represent the total cash flows from business operations that are available to be
distributed to the suppliers of a firm’s capital each year either in the form of interest to the debt
holders, or dividends to the stockholders.
b. Explain the terminal value calculation at the end of the forecast period. Why is it necessary?
The firm whose business operation is being valued is not expected to suddenly cease operating at the
end of the discrete forecasting period, but to continue operating indefinitely into the future as a going
concern. The terminal value calculation estimates the values of the cash flows that occur in the year
following the discrete forecasting period and beyond.
c. Explain the term “present value of the firm’s operations” (also known as Enterprise Value). What
does this number represent?
The present value of the company’s free cash flows represents the market value of the firm’s core
income producing operations. In the world of finance and investing this is sometimes called the
firm’s Enterprise Value. It is not the total market value of the entire company, however, or the total
market value of the company’s assets, because the current, or non-operating assets of the company
have not yet been accounted for.
d. Explain the adjustments necessary to translate enterprise value to the total present value of common
equity.
To obtain the value of the company’s common stock, add the value of the firm’s current assets to the
enterprise value (this produces the value of the firm’s total assets). Next, subtract the values of
current liabilities, long-term debt, and preferred stock. The result is the present value of common
equity.
10. Explain the difference between the discounted free cash flow model as it is applied to the valuation of
common equity and as it is applied to the valuation of complete businesses.
The Free Cash Flow Model values the complete business as a part of the procedure to value common
equity. The value of a complete business is the sum of the values of the operating, or income-
producing assets, plus the value of the non-operating, or current assets. All that is necessary to use
the Free Cash Flow Model to value a complete business, then, is to add the value of the company’s
operations to the value of the company’s current assets.
11. Why is the replacement value of assets method not generally used to value complete businesses?
The replacement value of assets method is not often applied to complete business valuations because
it is frequently very difficult to locate similar assets for sale on the open market, and because some
of a business’s assets are difficult to define and quantify.
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Answers to End-of-Chapter Problems
12-5. Since $1,100 > $1,000, YTM < Coupon Rate; YTM < 9%
$90 X [1-1/ (1 + k)10/k] + $1,000 X (1/1 + k10) = $1,100
k = 7.54%
12-6. a) Since, $1,125 > $1,000, YTM < Coupon Rate ∴ YTM < 12%
b) $120 X [(1-1/1.1010)/.10] + $1,000 X [1/1.1010] = $1,122.89; YTM ≈ 10%
c) YTM = 12%; YTM = Coupon Rate if Market Price = Par
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12-12. $2/$15 + .04 = 17.33%
12-23. Find the present values of cash flows for each year. Add them together to get the present value of the
firm.
Year 1 = $1,231,920,000 X [1/ (1 + 0.12)1] = $1,099,928,571
Year 2 = $1,453,665,600 X [1/ (1 + 0.12)2] = $1,158,853,316
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Year 3 = $1,686,252,096 X [1/ (1 + 0.12)3] = $1,200,240,935
Year 4 = $1,922,327,389 X [1/ (1 + 0.12)4] = $1,221,673,808
Year 5 = $2,153,006,676 X [1/ (1 + 0.12)5] = $1,221,673,809
Year 6 CF = Year 5 CF X (1 + .10) = $2,153,006,676 X 1.10 = 2,368,307,344
Year 6 - ∞ = (((2,368,307,344 / (0.12 - 0.10)) X (1/1.12)5 ) = $67,192,060,000
12-25. a ) Net Worth = $38,400 - ($13,400 + $6,000) = $19,000 (in '000 dollars)
b) Book Value = $19,000,000/500,000 = $38 per share
c) EPS = $5,610,000/500,000 = $11.22
d) Stock Price = EPS X P/E ratio = $11.22 X 6 = $67.32
e) Since $67.32 (the stock price) > $38.00 (the book value), the firm seems to have going-
concern value.
f) ($50,000,000 - $20,000,000)/500,000 = $60 per share.
Let YTM = k
$130 X [(1-1/(1+k)16)/k] + $1,000 X [1/(1+k)16] = 1,147.58
Solving, kd = 11%
b) Preferred Stock
k = $14/$140
kp = 10%
c) Common Stock
Remember that these are three different companies. The cost of preferred stock for Supernova could be
lower than the cost of debt for Star, as suggested by the above numbers. Lucky should choose the alternative
that, in his opinion, gives the best return/risk tradeoff. There is no clear answer here as to which investment
is the best.
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12-27.
The Nonconstant, or Supernormal Dividend Growth Model
Given:
Year Year Year Year Year Year
1 2 3 4 5 6 and on
Dividend growth rates 20% 30% 20% 10% 5%
Dividend expected in 1 year $3.00
Assumed required rate of return 15%
Calculations:
Total $14.69
b. Present value of dividends during the normal growth period (year 6 and on)
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12-28. The Discounted Free Cash Flow Model for Total Common Equity
Hardi-Pets Corporation
Forecasting Variables:
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Revenue growth factor 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5%
Expected gross profit margin 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50%
S, G, & A expense % of revenue 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
Depr. & Amort. % of revenue 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Capital expenditure growth factor 10% 10% 10% 10% -10% -10% -10% -10% -10% -10%
Net working capital to sales ratio 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Total revenue $1,000,000 $1,100,000 $1,265,000 $1,518,000 $1,897,500 $2,466,750 $3,083,438 $3,700,125 $4,255,144 $4,680,658 $4,914,691
Cost of Goods Sold 500,000 550,000 632,500 759,000 948,750 1,233,375 1,541,719 1,850,063 2,127,572 2,340,329 2,457,346
Gross profit 500,000 550,000 632,500 759,000 948,750 1,233,375 1,541,719 1,850,062 2,127,572 2,340,329 2,457,345
Selling, general and administrative expenses 200,000 220,000 253,000 303,600 379,500 493,350 616,688 740,025 851,029 936,132 982,938
Earnings before interest, taxes, depr. & amort. 300,000 330,000 379,500 455,400 569,250 740,025 925,031 1,110,037 1,276,543 1,404,197 1,474,407
(EBITDA)
Depreciation and amortization 100,000 110,000 126,500 151,800 189,750 246,675 308,344 370,013 425,514 468,066 491,469
Earnings before Interest and taxes (EBIT) 200,000 220,000 253,000 303,600 379,500 493,350 616,687 740,024 851,029 936,131 982,938
Federal and State Income Taxes 80,000 88,000 101,200 121,440 151,800 197,340 246,675 296,010 340,412 374,452 393,175
Net Operating Profit After-Tax (NOPAT) 120,000 132,000 151,800 182,160 227,700 296,010 370,012 444,014 510,617 561,679 589,763
Add back depreciation and amortization 100,000 110,000 126,500 151,800 189,750 246,675 308,344 370,013 425,514 468,066 491,469
Subtract Capital Expenditures (15,000) (16,500) (18,150) (19,965) (21,962) (19,766) (17,789) (16,010) (14,409) (12,968) (11,671)
Subtract New Net Working Capital (10,000) (16,500) (25,300) (37,950) (56,925) (61,669) (61,669) (55,502) (42,551) (23,403)
Free Cash Flow $205,000 $215,500 $243,650 $288,695 $357,538 $465,994 $598,898 $736,348 $866,220 $974,226 $1,046,158
Present Value of Free Cash Flows @ 20% 179,583 169,201 167,069 172,424 187,273 200,570 205,501 201,455 188,812 1,351,683
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Total Present Value of Company Operations $3,023,571
Plus Current Assets 100,000 from Hardi-Pets December 31, 2012 Balance Sheet
Less Current Liabilities (80,000) from Hardi-Pets December 31, 2012 Balance Sheet
Less Long-Term Debt (500,000) from Hardi-Pets December 31, 2012 Balance Sheet
Less Preferred Stock 0 from Hardi-Pets December 31, 2012 Balance Sheet
12-29. The Discounted Free Cash Flow Model for a Complete Business
Forecasting Variables:
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Revenue growth factor 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
Expected gross profit margin 50% 51% 52% 53% 54% 55% 56% 57% 58% 59%
S, G, & A expense % of revenue 50% 40% 30% 29% 28% 27% 26% 25% 24% 23%
Depr. & Amort. % of revenue 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Capital expenditure growth factor 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% -10% -15% -20% -25% -30%
Net working capital to sales ratio 19% 18% 17% 16% 15% 14% 13% 12% 11% 10%
Total revenue $2,000,000 $2,400,000 $3,120,000 $4,368,000 $6,552,000 $10,483,200 $15,724,800 $22,014,720 $28,619,136 $34,342,963 $37,777,260
Cost of Goods Sold 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,528,800 2,096,640 3,079,440 4,822,272 7,076,160 9,686,477 12,306,228 14,424,045 15,488,676
Gross profit 800,000 1,200,000 1,591,200 2,271,360 3,472,560 5,660,928 8,648,640 12,328,243 16,312,908 19,918,918 22,288,584
Selling, general and administrative expenses 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,248,000 1,310,400 1,900,080 2,935,296 4,245,696 5,723,827 7,154,784 8,242,311 8,688,770
Earnings before interest, taxes, depr. & amort. (400,000) 0 343,200 960,960 1,572,480 2,725,632 4,402,944 6,604,416 9,158,124 11,676,607 13,599,814
(EBITDA)
Depreciation and amortization 200,000 240,000 312,000 436,800 655,200 1,048,320 1,572,480 2,201,472 2,861,914 3,434,296 3,777,726
Earnings before Interest and taxes (EBIT) (600,000) (240,000) 31,200 524,160 917,280 1,677,312 2,830,464 4,402,944 6,296,210 8,242,311 9,822,088
Available tax-loss carryforwards 0 (600,000) (840,000) (808,800) (284,640) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net taxable earnings 0 0 0 0 632,640 1,677,312 2,830,464 4,402,944 6,296,210 8,242,311 9,822,088
Federal and State Income Taxes 0 0 0 0 253,056 670,925 1,132,186 1,761,178 2,518,484 3,296,924 3,928,835
Net Operating Profit After-Tax (NOPAT) (600,000) (240,000) 31,200 524,160 664,224 1,006,387 1,698,278 2,641,766 3,777,726 4,945,387 5,893,253
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Add back depreciation and amortization 200,000 240,000 312,000 436,800 655,200 1,048,320 1,572,480 2,201,472 2,861,914 3,434,296 3,777,726
Subtract Capital Expenditures (1,000,000) (1,400,000) (1,890,000) (2,457,000) (3,071,250) (3,685,500) (3,316,950) (2,819,408) (2,255,526) (1,691,645) (1,184,151)
Subtract New Net Working Capital 76,000 129,600 212,160 349,440 589,680 733,824 817,690 792,530 629,621 343,430
Free Cash Flow ($1,400,000) ($1,324,000) ($1,417,200) ($1,283,880) ($1,402,386) ($1,041,113) $687,632 $2,841,521 $5,176,644 $7,317,659 $8,830,257
Present Value of Free Cash Flows @ 20% (1,103,333) (984,167) (742,986) (676,305) (418,400) 230,287 793,016 1,203,922 1,418,211 11,409,086
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Chapter 13 Solutions
1. What is the operating leverage effect and what causes it? What are the potential benefits and
negative consequences of high operating leverage?
The operating leverage effect is the phenomenon whereby a small change in sales triggers a relatively
large change in operating income. It is caused by the presence of fixed operating costs. The
potential benefits are that if sales are rising operating income will rise more quickly. The negative
consequences are that falling sales will cause operating income to fall more quickly, including
negative values.
2. Does high operating leverage always mean high business risk? Explain.
High operating leverage does not always mean high business risk. If the companies sales are quite
stable then the variation in operating income would be small even if the degree of operating leverage
were large.
3. What is the financial leverage effect and what causes it? What are the potential benefits and negative
consequences of high financial leverage?
Financial leverage is the additional volatility of net income caused by the presence of fixed-cost
funds. The potential benefits are that if operating income is rising net income will rise more quickly.
The negative side is that if operating income is falling net income will fall more quickly, including
possibly negative values.
4. Give two examples of types of companies likely to have high operating leverage. Find examples
other than those cited in the chapter.
Long distance telephone companies and electricity generating companies are likely to have operating
leverage. These two types of companies have very high fixed costs, because they are capital
intensive, and have relatively low variable costs.
5. Give two examples of types of companies that would be best able to handle high debt levels.
Companies that handle local telephone service and those that handle natural gas delivery to
consumers would be expected to comfortably be able to handle high debt levels. This is because the
sales of these two types of companies tend not to react very much to the business cycle. Their sales
tend to grow with the population. They are often regulated and protected from competition, although
this is not so much true as it was a few years ago.
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6. What is an LBO? What are the risks for the equity investors and what are the potential rewards?
A leveraged buyout is a purchase of a publicly owned corporation by a small group of investors using
a large amount of borrowed money. The risks for the equity investors are those that exist whenever a
high degree of financial leverage exists. So too are the rewards, where small returns become large
returns because of leverage.
7. If an optimal capital structure exists, what are the reasons why too little debt is as undesirable as is
too much debt?
Too little debt may be as undesirable as too much debt because if a firm has a very conservative
capital structure it may be losing the opportunity to reap the positive benefits of financial leverage.
A company with a bright future is probably not maximizing shareholder wealth if it has a very small
amount of debt in its capital structure. A more aggressive capital structure may create more value for
the owners.
b) Unit Sales b.e. = $20,000/($28 - $16) = 1,666.67 units; 1,667 units rounded up
DOLLARS b.e = $28 x 1,667 units = $46,676
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d)
$180,000
$160,000
$140,000
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
$0
0
0
50
00
50
00
50
00
50
00
50
00
50
00
1,
1,
2,
2,
3,
3,
4,
4,
5,
5,
6,
FIXED COST VAR. COST TOT. COST REVENUE
d)
$180,000
$160,000
$140,000
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
$0
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 5,500 6,000
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e) Howard Beal Co., having higher fixed costs, and a lower variable cost per unit, has a higher profit
potential once they break-even. However, they have a greater loss potential, and need to achieve a higher
sales level to break even, because of the high fixed costs.
13-7.
YEAR 2012 2013
SALES IN UNITS 3000 3300
SALES IN DOLLARS $84,000 $92,400
VAR.COST, $16/unit $48,000 $52,800
FIXED COST $20,000 $20,000
OP. INCOME (EBIT) $16,000 $19,600
INTEREST EXP. $2,000 $2,000
EBT $14,000 $17,600
TAX @30% $4,200 $5,280
NET INCOME $9,800 $12,320
b) Due to presence of fixed costs a given percentage change in sales gives a higher percentage change in
operating income (EBIT) (10% and 22.5% respectively). This is the operating leverage effect.
d) (i) shows the effect of operating leverage -- EBIT varies at a larger percentage than sales.
(ii) pinpoints the source of operating leverage -- fixed operating costs.
b) Due to presence of fixed interest expense a given percentage change in EBIT gives a higher
percentage change in net income (22.5% and 25.71% respectively). This is the financial leverage
effect.
d) (i) shows the effect of financial leverage -- NI varies by a larger percentage than operating income
(EBIT).
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(ii) pinpoints the source of financial leverage -- fixed interest expense.
b ) Sale of 600 suits: DOL = [600 X ($800 - $250)]/[600 X ($800 - $250) - $200,000] = 2.5
Sale of 3,000 suits: DOL = [3,000 X ($800 - $250)]/[3,000 X ($800 - $250) - 200,000] = 1.1
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b) C, B, A.
c) METHOD 1 METHOD 2
YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 1 YEAR 2
UNITS 50,000 60,000 50,000 60,000
SALES, units x $29 each 1,500,000 1,800,000 1,500,000 1,800,000
FC 700,000 700,000 100,000 100,000
VC, units x $6 each for 300,000 360,000 825,000 990,000
Method 1 and x $16.50
each for Method 2
EBIT $500,000 $740,000 $575,000 $710,000
g) METHOD 1
i) METHOD 1 METHOD 2
YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 1 YEAR 2
UNITS 50,000 53,000 50,000 53,000
SALES, units x $30 each 1,500,000 1,590,000 1,500,000 1,590,000
FC 700,000 700,000 100,000 100,000
VC, units x $6 each for 300,000 318,000 825,000 874,500
Method 1 and x $16.50
each for Method 2
EBIT $500,000 $572,000 $575,000 $615,500
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13-13. a ) C, B, A.
c)
COMPANY A COMPANY B COMPANY C
CAPITAL STRUCTURE ALL EQUITY 90% EQUITY 10% EQUITY
EBIT $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
INTEREST EXP. $0 $2,000 $40,000
EBT $100,000 $98,000 $60,000
TAXES @40% $40,000 $39,200 $24,000
NET INCOME $60,000 $58,800 $36,000
13-14.
a. MICHAEL DORSEY DOROTHY MICHAELS
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13-15. DCL = (200,000 – 75,000) / 75,000 ÷ (400,000 – 230,000) / 230,000 = 2.25
13.16.
FUNNY GIRLS COMICS
YEAR 1 YEAR 2
EBIT $95,000
DOL 1.35
DFL 1.09
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13.19.
Soccer International, Inc.
Given:
2012 2013
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h. Degree of financial leverage (DFL):
2012 2013
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Chapter 14 Solutions
2. How does a sinking fund function in the retirement of an outstanding bond issue?
A sinking fund is where a company puts payments that are then used to buy back outstanding bonds.
3. What are some examples of restrictive covenants that might be specified in a bond’s indenture?
4. Define the following terms that relate to a convertible bond: conversion ratio, conversion value, and
straight bond value.
The conversion ratio is the number of shares of common stock that would be obtained if a convertible
bond were converted. The conversion value is the total value of the common stock that would be
obtained. The straight bond is the value a convertible bond would have without the conversion
feature.
5. If a convertible bond has a conversion ratio of 20, a face value of $1,000, a coupon rate of 8 percent,
and the market price for the company’s stock is $15 per share, what is the convertible bond’s
conversion value?
The conversion value would equal the conversion ratio of 20 times the $15 market price of the stock
or $300.
6. What is a callable bond? What is a putable bond? How do each of these features affect their
respective market interest rates?
A callable bond can be retired early at the discretion of the issuer. A putable can be retired early at
the discretion of the investor. A call provision increases the market interest rate and a put provision
decreases it.
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Answers to End-of-Chapter Problems
14-8. Funds required to buy 1,000 bonds from the open market = $800 X 1,000 = $800,000. Therefore
savings from buying the bonds back instead of depositing $1 million in the sinking fund =
$1,000,000 - $800,000 = $200,000.
YEARS
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
-950 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1050
-950 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1150
11.15% IRR
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14-12. a) Annual interest to be paid over next ten years = 0.08 X $1000
= $80
$950 = $80 X (PVIFAk,10) + $1,000 X (PVIFk,10)
Return for Brooks for the newly issued bond = k = 8.77%
Overall return if the is bond held to maturity = 10.52% (See table below)
b) Return on the bond in Problem #4 if they had not been called = 10.61% (See table below).
Brooks didn't welcome the recall (10.61% > 10.52%).
YEARS
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
PROB 14-12a
-950 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
1000
-950 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 1080
8.77% IRR
-950 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
1050 1000
-950
-950 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 1080
10.52% IRR
PROB 14-12b
-950 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1000
-950 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1100
10.61% IRR
He would consider converting, but since the market value of the convertible bond would be greater
than the larger of the conversion value or straight bond value he would sell the bond instead if he
wanted to cash out.
No, he should not convert. The straight bond value is greater than the conversion value.
Since the putable bond can be redeemed at a higher price, i.e., $900, Ms. Carter should redeem the
bond.
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$1,000 = $90 X (PVIFAk,6) + $900 X (PVIFk,6)
Realized return for Ms. Carter = k = 7.62%
Since the bond can be redeemed at a higher price, i.e., $900, Diana should redeem the bond.
YEARS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-1000 90 90 90 90 90
900
-900 130 130 130 130 130
1000
CF -1000 90 90 90 90 90 130 130 130 130 1130
0.1051 = 10.51%IRR
14-19.
Claim Received
1st Mortgage bonds $5 million 5 million
2nd Mortgage bonds 5 million 5 million
Senior Debentures 10 million 10 million
Subordinated Debentures 4 million 0
Common Stock 10 million 0
Total 34 million 20 million
14-20.
a) Call Premium paid $60,000,000 X .04 = $2,400,000
New Bond Underwriting Costs $60,000,000 X .03 = $1,800,000
Total incremental Cash Outflow $4,200,000
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Interest on new bonds:
$60,000,000 X .06 = $3,600,000
$1,200,000 difference each year for 10 years
e) Note: Call premiums are tax deductible and amortized over the life of the bond
$60,000,000 X .04 X .40 = $960,000
Amortized over 10 years =
$960,000/10 = $96,000 per year
g) Unamortized amount =
$60,000,000 X .02 X (10/20) = $600,000 current deduction
PV of unamortized amount if bond is not called:
($600,000/10) X ((1-(1/(1.036)10))/.036 =
$60,000 X 8.274844044 = $496,490.64
Net Tax Savings = $600,000 - $496,490.64 = $103,509.36
i) PV of tax Savings =
$72,000 X ((1-(1/(1.036)10))/.036 = $72,000 X 8.274844044 = $595,788.77
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14-21.
Aurora Glass Fibers Lease-Buy Analysis
Assumptions:
Cost of new computers $800,000
Expected Life 4 years
Salvage value $100,000
Amount to be borrowed $800,000
Interest rate on loan 10%
MACRS Depreciation: Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4
(3-year asset class) 33.3% 44.5% 14.8% 7.4%
Year: 0 1 2 3 4
Cost of new computers ($800,000)
Amount to be borrowed 800,000
Depreciation on new computers ($266,400) ($356,000) ($118,400) ($59,200)
Tax savings on depreciation 106,560 142,400 47,360 23,680
Interest payments on loan (80,000) (80,000) (80,000) (80,000)
Tax savings on interest 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000
Repayment of principal on loan (800,000)
Salvage value of new computers 100,000
Tax on gain (40,000)
Net Incremental Cash Flows $0 $58,560 $94,400 ($640) ($764,320)
PV of Cash Flows $0 $55,245 $84,016 ($537) ($605,413)
Assumptions:
Annual lease payment ($200,000) paid at the end of each year
Lease term 4 years
Value at termination of lease $0
Year: 0 1 2 3 4
Lease payment ($200,000) ($200,000) ($200,000) ($200,000)
Tax savings on lease payment $80,000 $80,000 $80,000 $80,000
Net Incremental Cash Flows $0 ($120,000) ($120,000) ($120,000) ($120,000)
PV of Cash Flows $0 ($113,208) ($106,800) ($100,754) ($95,051)
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Part c, comparison of alternatives and decision:
Decision: Lease
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Chapter 15 Solutions
1. What are some of the government requirements imposed on a public corporation that are not imposed
on a private, closely held corporation?
Public corporations must submit audited financial statements to the government for release to the
public. Private corporations can keep their financial information confidential.
2. How are the members of the board of directors of a corporation chosen and to whom do these board
members owe their primary allegiance?
Members of a corporation’s board of directors are elected by the common stockholders and owe their
allegiance to these stockholders
3. What are the advantages and the disadvantages of a new stock issue?
A new stock issue raises funds and decreases the riskiness of the firm. It also tends to send a
negative signal to the market since many investors believe a company would only sell new stock if
future financial prospects were dim.
4. What does an investment banker do when underwriting a new security issue for a corporation?
When underwriting a new security issue an investment banker buys it and then resells it to investors.
A preemptive right protects the interests of existing stockholders by giving them the opportunity to
preempt other investors in the purchase of new shares. If these rights are exercised, existing
shareholders would maintain their same percentage of ownership after the new stock issue as before.
6. Explain why warrants are rarely exercised unless the time to maturity is small?
Warrants are rarely exercised until the time to expiration is small because the market price of the
warrant is greater than the exercise value. The holder of the warrant would therefore sell it in the
secondary market instead of exercising it if he or she wanted to cash in.
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A warrant’s value would be high when the stock price, time to expiration, and/or expected stock
price volatility are high.
Ms. Phinlay should buy the stock as the share is selling at a price ($20) which is lower than what she is
prepared to pay ($40) to get her required rate of return.
b) .55(2,500,000) = 1,375,000
[(1,375,000 – 1) X (5 + 1)] / 2,500,000 = 3.299
3 directors
The minority group can elect 1 of their people to the board out of the 4 to be elected.
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15-8. NUM VOTING SHARES NEEDED = [(1 X 200,000)/(7 + 1)] + 1 = 25,001. Since Ms. O'Niel holds
more shares than required, she can elect herself to the board.
15-9. a) How many directors can the young stockholders elect under
(i) cumulative voting procedure
b) What percentage of voting shares and/or proxies the dissident group must have to be able to elect
7 out of the 13 board members?
Percentage of voting shares and/or proxies = 300,001/600,000 ≈ 50% (slightly greater than 50%)
15-11. N = 2,000,000/500,000 = 4
Approx. Market Value of a Right = R = (65 - 55)/(4 + 1) = $2
15-13. N = 7
Approx. Market Value of a Right = R = (77 - 65)/(7 + 1) = $1.50
Market Price of stocks selling ex-rights = 77 - 1.5 = $75.50
b) Maximum number of new shares that Johnny can buy = 700/4 = 175
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Option I: Sell rights and hold stocks at diluted value:
So, Selena should go for Option I, that is, Sell rights and hold her stocks at diluted value.
What happens to the exercise value of the warrant if the stock price changes to
15-19.
Issue of new common stock by Wilkerson Corporation:
c. Max number of new shares Guy can buy 926 1,010 1,149 1,282
Guy's claim to earning before the rights issue $16,667 $16,667 $16,667 $16,667
Guy's claim to earning after the rights issue $16,667 $16,667 $16,667 $16,667
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Chapter 16 Solutions
1. Explain the role of cash and of earnings when a corporation is deciding how much, if any, cash
dividends to pay to common stockholders.
In the long-run earnings are necessary to maintain dividend payments, but at the time an actual
dividend payment is made, adequate cash is necessary.
2. Are there any legal factors that could restrict a corporation in its attempt to pay cash dividends to
common stockholders? Explain.
A firm may be legally restricted as to the dividends it can pay by existing bond indentures or loan
agreements. It may also be restricted as to the payment of common stock dividends is scheduled
preferred stock dividends have not been paid.
3. What are some of the factors that common stockholders consider when deciding how much, if any,
cash dividends they desire from the corporation in which they have invested?
Common stockholders would consider the company’s investment opportunity, their need for income,
and their tax bracket when deciding on their desire for dividends.
The Modigliani-Miller theory of dividends says that dividend theory is irrelevant. They claim that it
is the income produced by assets that is important, not how funds are distributed.
5. Do you believe an increased common stock cash dividend can send a signal to the common
stockholders? If so, what signal might it send?
An increase in cash dividends is often seen as a positive signal. A company would be unlikely to
increase its dividend if it did not believe its future prospects were good enough to sustain the higher
level of dividends. This is because the market usually frowns upon a cut in dividends.
The bird in the hand dividends theory says that dividends received now are better than a promise of
future dividends. Uncertainty is resolved when a dividend is paid.
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7. What is the effect of stock (not cash) dividends and stock splits on the market price of common
stock? Why do corporations declare stock splits and stock dividends?
Stock splits and stock dividends decrease the price per share of the common stock but should not
increase the total market value of all common stock outstanding unless other positive things are
perceived to occur. Many companies believe that a stock split or stock dividend makes their stock
more affordable and therefore more attractive to a wider range of potential investors.
16-5.
(Figures in $ millions) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Net Income 30 20 25
Dividend Payout ratio 0.3 0.3 0.3
Dividend Paid 9 6 7.5
Addition to RE 21 14 17.5
Total Addition to RE = 21 + 14 + 17.5 = 52.5
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16-6.
(Figures in $ millions) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Net Income 30 20 25
Dividend Paid 10 10 10
Dividend Payout ratio 0.33 0.5 0.4
Addition to RE 20 10 15
Total Addition to RE = 20 + 10 + 15 = 45
This increase is greater than the Retained Earnings of $10,000. Hence it is not possible to pay a 20%
stock dividend.
This increase can be covered by a matching decrease in the retained earning account keeping the total
equity capital unchanged. The new retained earning will be 10,000 - 6,200 = $3,800. Hence it is
possible to pay a 10% stock dividend.
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16-11. ($000s)
Common Stock ( 2 million shares, $1 par) 2,000
Capital in excess of par 8,000
Retained Earnings 10,000
Total Common Equity 20,000
New Market Price of the Stock = $31 X 2,000/2,200 = $28.18 per share.
c) CS = Common Stock
CSbefore = 800,000 X $3 = $2,400,000
CSafter = 1,040,000 X $3 = $3,120,000
RE = Retained Earnings
REbefore = $60,000,000
REafter = $60,000,000 – ($3,120,000 - $2,400,000) – ($22,480,000 - 13,600,000)
REafter = $50,400,000
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After the stock split
The P/E ratio will remain the same (123.75) before and after the split unless other factors influence
the market’s perception of this stock’s value.
16-18.
Spring Field Manufacturing Company's Dividend Payments:
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16-19.
Spring Field Manufacturing Company's Dividend
Payments:
AMOUNT NO. OF
NET CAPITAL EQUITY FROM SHARES DIVIDEND DIVIDEND DIVIDEND
YEAR INCOME INVESTMENTS FINANCING NEW OUTSTANDING PAYMENT PER RECEIVED
SHARES SHARE
d) If net income next year is expected to be $4 million, what would be the EPS next year with and
without the repurchase?
e) If you own 50 shares of common stock of the company, would you like the company's decision of
buying back the stocks instead of paying a dividend?
Without Repurchase:
Dividend Earning Last Year = $3/Share X 50 shares = $ 150
Value of stock = $47/share X 50 shares = $2,350
Total = $2,500
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With Repurchase:
Price of stock = $50/share X 500/440 = $56.82 per share
Value of stock = $56.82 X 50 = $2,841.00
The decision to buy back instead of paying a dividend would be preferred if the stock price were to
increase to $56.82 per share with the repurchase. The taxes that may be owed on the $150 in dividends
under the no repurchase scenario would decrease further the attractiveness of this alternative.
# of shares 300,000
Common Stock $1,200,000
Par Value $4
Capital in Excess of Par $1,500,000
Retained Earnings $10,000,000
Total Common Stock Equity $12,700,000
# of shares 1,200,000
Common Stock $1,200,000
Par Value $1
Capital in Excess of Par $1,500,000
Retained Earnings $10,000,000
Total Common Stock Equity $12,700,000
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Chapter 17 Solutions
2. What is the primary advantage to a corporation of investing some of its funds in working capital?
By investing in working capital a firm gets the liquidity it needs helping it to pay its bills. The risk of
the firm is therefore reduced.
A firm can have too much working capital if it is losing the opportunity to invest in high returning
fixed assets and if it goes beyond the amount of working capital needed for reasonable liquidity
needs.
The optimal level of working capital is determined by finding the amount that balances the need for
liquidity and for profitability.
5. What are the risks associated with using a large amount of short-term financing for working capital?
Using a large amount of short-term financing generally allows funds to be raised at a lower cost but
increases the firm’s risk.
6. What is the matching principle of working capital financing? What are the benefits of following this
principle?
The matching principle is when short-term financing is used for temporary current assets while long-
term financing is used for permanent current assets and fixed assets. The main benefit of this
approach is that as temporary current assets are sold off the proceeds can be used to pay off the short-
term debt.
7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the aggressive working capital financing approach?
An aggressive working capital financing approach usually results in a lower cost of funds for a firm
but a higher level of risk.
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8. What is the most conservative type of working capital financing plan a company could implement?
Explain.
An all equity capital structure would be the most conservative type of working capital financing plan
approach. The more long-term financing used the more conservative the financing plan, and equity
is permanent financing.
17-2. Firm 1:
$10,000 + $3,000 + $2,500 = $15,500 (working capital)
$15,500 - $7,500 - $4,000 = $4,000 (net working capital)
Current ratio = $15,500 / ($7,500 + $4,000) = 1.35
Quick ratio = ($15,500 - $3,000) / $11,500 = 1.09
Firm 2:
$8,000 + $6,000 + $3,500 = $17,500 (working capital)
$17,500 - $3,500 - $11,000 = $3,000 (net working capital)
Current ratio = $17,500 / ($3,500 + $11,000) = 1.21
Quick ratio = ($17,500 - $6,000) / $14,500 = 0.79
Company A has the higher net working capital and would therefore generally be considered the more
liquid company. Although Company A has a slightly smaller current ratio value (1.56 for A and 1.6
for B) Company A has a much higher percentage of cash in its current assets, so would likely be
considered by most analysts the more liquid firm.
d) 160/(175 X .5) or 183.86% of TCA is financed by CL. This is an aggressive approach since
all TCA and most of PCA are being financed with riskier short-term funds.
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17-5. a) CA = $30,000 + $15,000 + $130,000 = $175,000
c) All of LuLu Belle’s current assets, and some of the fixed assets, are financed with short-term
funds (current liabilities). This is an aggressive approach.
d) Reduce short-term debt, increase long-term debt and equity and invest in marketable
securities. This will increase net working capital and the current ratio.
17-7.
Cash $100,000 Accounts Payable $35,000
Inventory $200,000 Notes Payable $60,000
Accounts Receivable $150,000 Long-term Debt $505,000
Net Fixed Assets $550,000 Common Equity $ 400,000
Total Assets $1,000,000 Total Liabilities and Equity $1,000,000
Permanent assets, net fixed assets and a small portion of temporary assets are financed with long-term debt
and equity. This is using a very conservative approach. Your exact numbers are likely to be different, but
the point is that long-term debt and equity financing are emphasized.
a)
Cash $50,000 Accounts Payable__$40,000_
Accounts Receivable 25,000 Notes Payable ___50,000_
Inventory 150,000 Long-term Debt __410,000_
Fixed Assets 475,000 Common Equity __ 200,000_
$700,000
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b)
Cash $50,000 Accounts Payable__$30,000_
Accounts Receivable 25,000 Notes Payable ___60,000_
Inventory 150,000 Long-term Debt __185,000_
Fixed Assets 475,000 Common Equity __425,000_
$700,000
Your exact numbers are likely to be different, but the point is that short-term debt is emphasized.
17-11. NWC = CA - CL
$25,000 = ($30,000 + $15,000 + $130,000) - ($20,000 + Short-Term Debt)
Short-Term Debt = $175,000 - $25,000 - $20,000 = $130,000
Long-Term Debt = $675,000 - $450,000 - $130,000 - $20,000 = $75,000
17-12.
AGG.(A)(HIGH MOD.(M)(MOD. CON.(C)(LOW COMMENTS
RISK) RISK) RISK)
Temporary CA 75 75 75
Permanent CA 100 100 100
Fixed Assets 500 500 500
Total Assets 675 675 675
Current Liabilities 160 75 50
Long Term Debt 90 150 150
Stockholders' Equity 425 450 475
Net Income 70 70 70
NWC 15 100 125 LOWEST FOR A, HIGHEST
FOR C
Current Ratio 1.09 2.33 3.50 LOWEST FOR A, HIGHEST
FOR C
Debt to Asset 0.37 0.33 0.30 HIGHEST FOR A, LOWEST
FOR C
ROE 16.47% 15.56% 14.74% HIGHEST FOR A, LOWEST
FOR C
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17-13. Assumption (i)
(a) Interest Expense: 0.13 X 5 X $500,000 = $325,000
(b) Interest Expense: .11 X 5 X $500,000 = $275,000
Alternative (b) will save $50,000
Assumption (ii)
(a) Interest Expense: 0.13 X 5 X $500,000 = $325,000
(b) Interest Expense: (0.11 X 2 X $500,000) + (.14 X 2 X $500,000) + (.16 X $500,000)
= $330,000
Alternative (a) will save $5,000
17-14.
Data for graph:
Permanent Temporary Current Liabilities
Total assets Fixed assets Current Current if Matching Principle
Date (given) (given) Assets Assets is Followed
$60
$50
$40
$10
Fixed Assets
$0
31- 28- 31- 30- 31- 30- 31- 31- 30- 31- 30- 31-
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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17-15.
$60
Temporary Current Assets
$55
$50
$45
Permanent Current Assets
$40
Fixed Assets
$35
$30
Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct
MONTH/ YEAR
c) Sep. of year 4:
Aug. of year 5:
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17-16.
$120
$110 Temporary Current Assets
$100
$90
$80
$70
Permenant Current Assets
$60
$50
Fixed Assets
$40
Jan May Sep Jan May Sep Jan May Sep Jan May Sep Jan May Sep
MONTH/ YEAR
c) Sep. of year 2:
(i) aggressive approach
CL = over $18.00
LT Financing = the remainder of $89.00
Oct. of year 4:
(i) aggressive approach
CL = over $22.50
LT Financing = the remainder of $101.00
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Chapter 18 Solutions
Companies hold cash to make necessary payments, to take advantage of opportunities as they arise,
and to cover unforeseen emergencies.
2. Explain the factors affecting the choice of a minimum cash balance amount.
The minimum cash balance amount is determined by how easy it is to raise funds when needed, how
predictable the cash flows are, and how risk averse managers are.
3. What are the negative consequences of a company holding too much cash?
A company holding too much cash would be giving up the opportunity to invest more in income
producing assets
4. Explain the factors affecting the choice of a maximum cash balance amount.
The maximum cash balance amount is determined by available investment opportunities, the
expected return on investments, and the transaction cost of making investments.
5. What is the difference between pro forma financial statements and a cash budget? Explain why pro
forma financial statements are not used to forecast cash needs.
Pro forma income statements deal with revenues and expenses that are not always cash flows while
cash budgets deal only with projected cash inflows and outflows.
6. What are the benefits of “collecting early” and how do companies attempt to do this?
Money has time value. The sooner cash is collected, the better. Companies use regional collection
centers and lock boxes to facilitate this.
7. What are the benefits of “paying late” (but not too late) and how do companies attempt to do this?
Because money has time value, the later cash is paid, but not too late, the better. Companies use
remote disbursement banks to facilitate holding onto funds longer.
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8. Refer to the Bulldog battery company’s cash budget in Table 18-7. Explain why the company would
probably not issue $1 million worth of new common stock in January to avoid all short-term
borrowing during the year.
Common stock financing is long-term financing so it would probably not be used to meet this short-
term financing need.
a)
3 X TC X V
Z=3 +L
4r
OR
3 X $40 X $39,000
Z=3 + $2,200
4 X .03/365
3 X $40 X $52,000
Z=3 + $3,900
4 X .03/365
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3
Z = √ (4,918,500 / .000547945) + $15,000
3
Z = √ 8,976,265,866 + $15,000
Z = $2,078.25 + $15,000
Z = $17,078.25
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18-6.
Lifelong Appliances Cash Collections
Given:
20% of customers pay off their accounts in month of sale
70% of customers pay off their accounts in first month following sale
10% of customers pay off their accounts in second month following sale
Sales ($000s) $131 $129 $126 $133 $139 $143 $191 $226 $242 $224 $184 $173 $166 $143 $136 $139
18-7.
Lifelong Appliances Cash Collections with Stricter Credit Terms
Given:
40% of customers pay off their accounts in month of sale
55% of customers pay off their accounts in first month following sale
5% of customers pay off their accounts in second month following sale
Sales ($000s) $131 $129 $126 $133 $139 $143 $191 $226 $242 $224 $184 $173 $166 $143 $136 $139
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18-8. a) ($18,366 X .45) + ($16,523 X .40) + ($17,956 X .15) =
$8,264.70 + $6,609.20 + $2693.40 =
$17,567.30
18-10.
Lifelong Appliances Cash Expenditures
Given:
2012 ---> 2013 ---> 2011 --->
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Sales ($000s) $131 $129 $126 $133 $139 $143 $191 $226 $242 $224 $184 $173 $166 $143 $136 $139
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Monthly Cash Expenditures Worksheet:
(in $000s)
2012 ---> 2013 ---> 2011 --->
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Materials Purchases $40 $42 $43 $57 $68 $73 $67 $55 $52 $50 $43 $41 $42
(reference only; not a cash flow)
Payments for materials purchases: $40 $42 $43 $57 $68 $73 $67 $55 $52 $50 $43 $41
Other cash payments:
Production costs other than purchases $33 $34 $46 $54 $58 $54 $44 $42 $40 $34 $33 $33
Selling and marketing Expenses $24 $25 $26 $27 $36 $43 $46 $43 $35 $33 $32 $27
General and Administrative Expenses $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11
Interest Payments $31
Tax payments $25 $25 $25 $25
Dividend payments $50 $50
Total Cash Outflows $108 $112 $126 $175 $173 $255 $168 $150 $163 $128 $118 $218
18-11.
Lifelong Appliances Cash Expenditures, Revised
Given:
2012 ---> 2013 ---> 2011 --->
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Sales ($000s) $131 $129 $126 $133 $139 $143 $191 $226 $242 $224 $184 $173 $166 $143 $136 $139
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Monthly Cash Expenditures Worksheet:
(in $000s)
2012 ---> 2013 ---> 2011 --->
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Materials Purchases $40 $42 $43 $57 $68 $73 $67 $55 $52 $50 $43 $41 $42
(reference only; not a cash flow)
Payments for materials purchases:
in month of purchase $13 $13 $17 $20 $22 $20 $17 $16 $15 $13 $12 $13
in month following month of purchase $28 $29 $30 $40 $47 $51 $47 $39 $36 $35 $30 $29
Other cash payments:
Production costs other than purchases $33 $34 $46 $54 $58 $54 $44 $42 $40 $34 $33 $33
Selling and marketing Expenses $24 $25 $26 $27 $36 $43 $46 $43 $35 $33 $32 $27
General and Administrative Expenses $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11
Interest Payments $31
Tax payments $25 $25 $25 $25
Dividend payments $50 $50
Total Cash Outflows $109 $113 $130 $178 $175 $254 $165 $149 $162 $126 $117 $219
18-12.
Fit-and-Forget Fittings Cash Budget
Given:
Sales ($000s) $2,266 $2,230 $2,116 $2,300 $2,402 $2,420 $3,390 $3,909 $4,164 $3,933 $3,163 $2,912 $2,886 $2,424 $2,353 $2,442
Collections:
30% of customers pay off their accounts in month of sale
65% of customers pay off their accounts in first month following sale
5% of customers pay off their accounts in second month following sale
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Production costs other than purchases = 14% of purchases
Selling and marketing Expenses = 16% of sales
General and Administrative Expenses = $180 thousand each month
Interest Payments = $500 thousand, paid in December
Tax payments = $1,600 thousand, paid in 4 installments in April, June, September, and December
Dividend payments = $855 thousand each, paid in June and December
Materials Purchases $460 $480 $484 $678 $782 $833 $787 $633 $582 $577 $485 $471 $488
(reference only; not a cash flow)
Payments for materials purchases:
in month of purchase $96 $97 $136 $156 $167 $157 $127 $116 $115 $97 $94 $98
in month following month of purchase $368 $384 $387 $542 $625 $666 $629 $506 $466 $462 $388 $376
Other cash payments:
Production costs other than purchases $67 $68 $95 $109 $117 $110 $89 $82 $81 $68 $68 $66
Selling and marketing Expenses $339 $368 $384 $387 $542 $625 $666 $629 $506 $466
$388 $462
General and Administrative Expenses $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180 $180
$180 $180
Interest Payments $500
Tax payments $400 $400 $400 $400
Dividend payments $855 $855
Total Cash Outflows $1,050 $1,097 $1,182 $1,775 $1,631 $2,994 $1,691 $1,513 $1,748 $1,273 $1,190 $2,865
Net Cash Gain(Loss) $1,148 $1,080 $1,139 $627 $1,079 $503 $2,269 $2,569 $1,965 $1,854 $1,727 ($117)
1. Cash Balance at start of month $1,133 $2,281 $3,361 $4,500 $5,127 $6,206 $6,709 $8,978 $11,547 $13,512 $15,366 $17,093
2. Net Cash Gain(Loss) during month 1,148 1,080 1,139 627 1,079 503 2,269 2,569 1,965 1,854 1,727 (117)
3. Cash balance at end of month before financing 2,281 3,361 4,500 5,127 6,206 6,709 8,978 11,547 13,512 15,366 17,093 16,976
(line 1 plus line 2)
4. Minimum Cash Balance Desired 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,110 1,110
5. Surplus cash(deficit) (Line 3 minus line 4) $1,171 $2,251 $3,390 $4,017 $5,096 $5,599 $7,868 $10,437 $12,402 $14,256 $15,983 $15,866
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External Financing Summary: (in $000s)
10. Cash balance at end of month after financing $2,281 $3,361 $4,500 $5,127 $6,206 $6,709 $8,978 $11,547 $13,512 $15,366 $17,093 $16,976
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Chapter 19 Solutions
1. Accounts receivable are sometimes not collected. Why do companies extend trade credit when they
could insist on cash for all sales?
Extending trade credit almost always leads to more sales. If the incremental cashflows, including the
investment in accounts receivable give a positive NPV, the decision to extend trade credit would
increase the value of the firm.
Inventory ties up funds and these funds are not earning an explicit return. Some inventory is often
necessary, however, as companies try to hold the lowest acceptable amount.
3. What are the primary variables being balanced in the EOQ inventory model? Explain
The primary variables being balanced in the EOQ model are carrying costs and ordering costs. The
more frequent orders are placed the lower the firm’s carrying costs and the higher its ordering costs.
The just-in-time (JIT) inventory control system lowers inventory carrying costs and tends to increase
quality.
5. What are the primary requirements for a successful JIT inventory control system?
For a JIT system to be successful the supplier must be willing and able to deliver materials
immediately and the quality of delivered materials must be high.
6. Can a company have a default rate on its accounts receivable that is too low? Explain.
A company could have a default rate on AR that would be considered too low if by liberalizing credit
terms a significant increase in sales revenue and cash inflows were to result. If the increase in the
default rate is more than offset by the increase in sales revenue, after all incremental cash flows are
considered a positive NPV could result.
7. How does accounts receivable factoring work? What are the benefits to the two parties involved?
What are the risks?
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Factoring is when one firm sells accounts receivable (AR) to another. The purchasing firm is called
a factor. The factor makes a profit by purchasing the AR at a discount. Its risk is that some of the
AR may default. The selling firm gets the cash it needs.
The company appears to have relaxed its credit policy since accounts receivable increased as did the
average collection period.
No, the new policy should not be implemented because the ACP would increase.
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19-7 Effect of Change of Credit Policy:
Given:
Under old credit policy: 40% of customers take discount, pay in 15 days
58% of customers pay at the end of 40 days
2% of customers pay in 100 days
Under new credit policy: 40% of customers take discount, pay in 15 days
57% of customers pay at the end of 60 days
3% of customers pay in 100 days
Question a:
Average collection period under old policy 31.2 days (weighted average of customers paying)
Average collection period under new policy 43.2 days (weighted average of customers paying)
Accounts Receivable under old policy $29,918 AR = ACP X Credit sales per day
Accounts Receivable under new policy $49,710 AR = ACP X Credit sales per day
Question b:
INCOME STATEMENT
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BALANCE SHEET, as of Dec 31
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash & Securities $15,000 $18,000 increase in proportion with sales
Accounts Receivable 29,918 49,710 from Tab a
Inventory 50,000 60,000 increase in proportion with sales
Total Current Assets 94,918 127,710
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net 120,000 120,000 same
Total Assets $214,918 $247,710
Liabilities & Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable $14,918 $17,902 increase in proportion with sales
Notes Payable 35,000 $42,000 increase in proportion with sales
Total Current Liabilities 49,918 59,902
Long-Term Debt 30,000 30,000 same
Total Liabilities 79,918 89,902
Common Stock 25,000 25,000 same
Capital in Excess of Par 60,000 60,000 same
Retained Earnings 50,000 50,000 same
Total Stockholders' Equity 135,000 135,000
Total Liabilities & Equity $214,918 $224,902
Question c:
Inflows:
Increase in Sales $70,000
Outflows:
Increase in Cost of Goods Sold $56,000
Increase in Bad Debt Expense $5,600
Increase in Other Operating Exps $2,000
Increase in Interest Expense $490
Increase in Taxes $2,364
Total Outflows $66,454
Net future incremental cash flows $3,546 each year from T-1 onward
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19-8.
Given:
Under old credit policy: 40% of customers take discount, pay in 15 days
58% of customers pay at the end of 40 days
2% of customers pay in 100 days
Under new credit policy: 30% of customers take discount, pay in 15 days
60% of customers pay at the end of 60 days
10% of customers pay in 100 days
Question a:
Average collection period under old policy 31.2 days (weighted average of customers paying)
Average collection period under new policy 50.5 days (weighted average of customers paying)
Accounts Receivable under old policy $29,918 AR = ACP X Credit sales per day
Accounts Receivable under new policy $58,110 AR = ACP X Credit sales per day
Question b:
INCOME STATEMENT
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Net Income $28,530 $29,556
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash & Securities $15,000 $18,000 increase in proportion with sales
Accounts Receivable 29,918 58,110
Inventory 50,000 60,000 increase in proportion with sales
Total Current Assets 94,918 136,110
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net 120,000 120,000 same
Total Assets $214,918 $256,110
Liabilities & Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable $14,918 $17,902 increase in proportion with sales
Notes Payable 35,000 $42,000 increase in proportion with sales
Total Current Liabilities 49,918 59,902
Long-Term Debt 30,000 30,000 same
Total Liabilities 79,918 89,902
Common Stock 25,000 25,000 same
Capital in Excess of Par 60,000 60,000 same
Retained Earnings 50,000 50,000 same
Total Stockholders' Equity 135,000 135,000
Total Liabilities & Equity $214,918 $224,902
Question c:
Inflows:
Increase in Sales $70,000
Outflows:
Increase in Cost of Goods Sold $56,000
Increase in Bad Debt Expense $9,800
Increase in Other Operating Exps $2,000
Increase in Interest Expense $490
Increase in Taxes $684
Total Outflows $68,974
Net future incremental cash flows $1,026 each year from T-1 onward
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19-9. Effect of Change of Credit Policy:
Given:
Under old credit policy: 30% of customers take discount, pay in 10 days
60% of customers pay at the end of 40 days
10% of customers pay in 100 days
Under new credit policy: 42% of customers take discount, pay in 15 days
57% of customers pay at the end of 30 days
1% of customers pay in 100 days
Question a:
Average collection period under old policy 37 days (weighted average of customers paying)
Average collection period under new policy 24.4 days (weighted average of customers paying)
Accounts Receivable under old policy $202,740 AR = ACP X Credit sales per day
Accounts Receivable under new policy $120,329 AR = ACP X Credit sales per day
Question b:
INCOME STATEMENT
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BALANCE SHEET, as of Dec 31
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash & Securities $86,000 $77,400 decrease in proportion with sales
Accounts Receivable 202,740 120,329
Inventory 285,000 256,500 decrease in proportion with sales
Total Current Assets 573,740 454,229
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net 652,000 652,000 same
Total Assets $1,225,740 $1,106,229
Liabilities & Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable $85,000 $76,500 decrease in proportion with sales
Notes Payable 200,000 $180,000 decrease in proportion with sales
Total Current Liabilities 285,000 256,500
Long-Term Debt 171,000 171,000 same
Total Liabilities 456,000 427,500
Common Stock 143,000 143,000 same
Capital in Excess of Par 342,000 342,000 same
Retained Earnings 285,000 285,000 same
Total Stockholders' Equity 770,000 770,000
Total Liabilities & Equity $1,225,740 $1,197,500
Question c:
Inflows:
Increase in Sales ($200,000)
Outflows:
Increase in Cost of Goods Sold ($160,000)
Increase in Bad Debt Expense ($42,000)
Increase in Other Operating Exps ($6,000)
Increase in Interest Expense ($1,600)
Increase in Taxes $3,840
Total Outflows ($205,760)
Net future incremental cash flows $5,760 each year from T-1 onward
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19-10. Economic Order Quantity
Total Score = 3 + 4 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 2 = 19 > 12. Yes, Danny should approve the credit.
19-15.
Criteria Points Score
Length of time since last delinquent
payment: 4 ___4____
Greater 2.5 years 3 _______
2-2.5 years 2 _______
1.5-2 years 1 _______
1-1.5 years 0 _______
Less than 1 year
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Net Income
Greater $100,000 4 _______
$75,000-$100,000 3 _______
$50,000-$75,000 2 ___2____
$25,000-$50,000 1 _______
Less than $25,000 0 _______
Total Score: 10
$1,200,000 X 0.30 = $360,000
19-16.
Given:
Sales expected under old inventory policy: 350 units per year
Sales expected with new inventory policy: 450 units per year
Question a:
Under old inventory policy Under new inventory policy
60 units 100 units
E.O.Q 15 17
Number of orders per year 23 26
Ordering cost $4,583 $5,196
Carrying cost $36,000 $60,000
Total inventory cost $40,583 $65,196
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Question b:
INCOME STATEMENT
Sales (all on credit) $3,500,000 $4,500,000 unit sales x price, from assumptions
Cost of Goods Sold 2,800,000 3,600,000 unit sales x purchase price, from assumptions
Gross Profit 700,000 900,000
Inventory costs 40,583 65,196 from Tab a
Other operating expenses 100,000 128,571 increase in proportion with sales
Operating Income 559,417 706,232
Interest Expense 13,150 15,050 (ST Debt X ST Cost of Debt) + (LT Debt X LT Cost of
Debt)
Before-Tax Income 546,267 691,182
Income Taxes 218,507 276,473
Net Income $327,760 $414,709
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash & Securities $55,000 70,714 increase in proportion with sales
Accounts Receivable 105,000 135,000 increase in proportion with sales
Inventory 480,000 800,000 assumed inventory level x unit purchase price, from
assumptions
Total Current Assets 640,000 1,005,714
Property, Plant & Equipment, 100,000 100,000 same
Net
Total Assets $740,000 $1,105,714
Liabilities & Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable $100,000 128,571 increase in proportion with sales
Notes Payable 95,000 122,143 increase in proportion with sales
Total Current Liabilities 195,000 250,714
Long-Term Debt 65,000 65,000 same
Total Liabilities 260,000 315,714
Common Stock 60,000 60,000 same
Capital in Excess of Par 220,000 220,000 same
Retained Earnings 200,000 200,000 same
Total Stockholders' Equity 480,000 480,000
Total Liabilities & Equity $740,000 $795,714
Question c:
Inflows:
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Increase in Sales $1,000,000
Outflows:
Increase in Cost of Goods Sold $800,000
Increase in Inventory Expense $24,614
Increase in Other Operating Exps $28,571
Increase in Interest Expense $1,900
Increase in Taxes $57,966
Total Outflows $913,051
Net future incremental cash flows $86,949 each year from T-1 onward
19-17.
Given:
Sales expected under old inventory policy: 350 units per year
Sales expected with new inventory policy: 390 units per year
Question a:
Under old inventory policy Under new inventory policy
60 units 90 units
E.O.Q 15 16
Number of orders per year 23 24
Ordering cost $4,583 $4,837
Carrying cost $36,000 $54,000
Total inventory cost $40,583 $58,837
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Question b:
INCOME STATEMENT
Sales (all on credit) $3,500,000 $3,900,000 unit sales x price, from assumptions
Cost of Goods Sold 2,800,000 3,120,000 unit sales x purchase price, from assumptions
Gross Profit 700,000 780,000
Inventory costs 40,583 58,837
Other operating expenses 100,000 111,429 increase in proportion with sales
Operating Income 559,417 609,734
Interest Expense 13,150 13,910 (ST Debt X ST Cost of Debt) +
(LT Debt X LT Cost of Debt)
Before-Tax Income 546,267 595,824
Income Taxes 218,507 238,330
Net Income $327,760 $357,494
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash & Securities $55,000 61,286 increase in proportion with sales
Accounts Receivable 105,000 117,000 increase in proportion with sales
Inventory 480,000 720,000 assumed inventory level x unit
purchase price, from assumptions
Total Current Assets 640,000 898,286
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net 100,000 100,000 same
Total Assets $740,000 $998,286
Liabilities & Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable $100,000 111,429 increase in proportion with sales
Notes Payable 95,000 105,857 increase in proportion with sales
Total Current Liabilities 195,000 217,286
Long-Term Debt 65,000 65,000 same
Total Liabilities 260,000 282,286
Common Stock 60,000 60,000 same
Capital in Excess of Par 220,000 220,000 same
Retained Earnings 200,000 200,000 same
Total Stockholders' Equity 480,000 480,000
Total Liabilities & Equity $740,000 $762,286
Question c:
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Increase in Inventory Expense $18,255
Increase in Other Operating Exps $11,429
Increase in Interest Expense $760
Increase in Taxes $19,823
Total Outflows $370,266
Net future incremental cash flows $29,734 each year from T-1 onward
19-18.
Given:
Inventory Level in Units Expected Sales
Question a:
Under old inventory Under new inventory Under new inventory Under new inventory
policy policy (1) policy (2) policy (3)
70 units 80 units 90 units 100 units
E.O.Q 16 17 18 18
Number of orders per 21 22 22 22
year
Ordering cost $3,298 $3,464 $3,533 $3,578
Carrying cost $28,000 $32,000 $36,000 $40,000
Total inventory cost $31,298 $35,464 $39,533 $43,578
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Question b:
Windermere Corporation
INCOME STATEMENT
Under old inventory Under new inventory Under new inventory Under new inventory
policy policy (1) policy (2) policy (3)
70 units 80 units 90 units 100 units
(given) (pro forma) (pro forma) (pro forma)
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash & Securities $65,000 71,691 74,559 76,471
Accounts Receivable 114,000 125,735 130,765 134,118
Inventory 896,000 1,024,000 1,152,000 1,280,000
Total Current Assets 1,075,000 1,221,426 1,357,324 1,490,588
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net 113,000 113,000 113,000 113,000
Total Assets $1,188,000 $1,334,426 $1,470,324 $1,603,588
Liabilities & Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable $110,000 121,324 126,176 129,412
Notes Payable 95,000 104,779 108,971 111,765
Total Current Liabilities 205,000 226,103 235,147 241,176
Long-Term Debt 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000
Total Liabilities 270,000 291,103 300,147 306,176
Common Stock 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000
Capital in Excess of Par 320,000 320,000 320,000 320,000
Retained Earnings 518,000 518,000 518,000 518,000
Total Stockholders' Equity 918,000 918,000 918,000 918,000
Total Liabilities & Equity $1,188,000 $1,209,103 $1,218,147 $1,224,176
Question c:
Under new inventory policy Under new inventory policy Under new inventory policy (3)
(1) (2)
80 units 90 units 100 units
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Future incremental cash flows, T-1 onward:
Inflows:
Increase in Sales $560,000 $800,000 $960,000
Outflows:
Increase in Cost of Goods $448,000 $640,000 $768,000
Sold
Increase in Inventory Expense $4,166 $8,234 $12,279
Increase in Other Operating $13,382 $19,118 $22,941
Exps
Increase in Interest Expense $685 $978 $1,174
Increase in Taxes $37,507 $52,668 $62,242
Total Outflows $503,740 $720,998 $866,636
Net future incremental cash $56,260 $79,002 $93,364 each year from T-1
flows onward
Comments: All three proposed inventory policy changes have positive NPVs, and would therefore
be acceptable at the firm's cost of capital of 13%. Policy #2, inventory level of 90 units, has the
highest NPV, so it should be the alternative selected.
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Chapter 20 Solutions
1. Companies with rapidly growing levels of sales do not need to worry about raising funds from
outside the firm. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain.
Disagree. Rapidly growing firms need more assets to accommodate the increasing sales. Such firms
are more likely, not less, to seek outside financing. Internal funds are often insufficient.
Banks like to be able to see where the funds are likely to come from such that the borrower is able to
use to make the required loan payments. Short term, self-liquidating loans do this since the borrowed
funds are used to purchase assets that generate the needed funds.
3. What are compensating balances and why do banks require them from some customers? Under what
circumstances would banks be most likely to impose compensating balances?
Compensating balances are funds that a bank requires a customer to maintain in a non-interest
bearing account until the loan is retired. Banks sometimes impose compensating balance
requirements so as to increase the bank’s return on a loan. Compensating balances are most likely to
be used when the stated interest rate on a loan is below the bank’s required rate of return.
When a bank charges discount interest on a loan the required interest payment is subtracted from the
loan proceeds at the time the loan is made. This makes the effective interest rate greater than the
stated rate.
5. What is trustworthy collateral from the lenders’ perspective? Explain whether accounts receivable
and inventory are trustworthy collateral.
Assets that are readily marketable, of stable value, and not likely to “disappear” make for trustworthy
collateral. Accounts receivable and inventory could meet this test depending upon their particular
characteristics.
6. Trade credit is free credit. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain.
Trade credit is not free. It has a cost. Who bears that cost depends on the terms of the transaction
between the grantor and the recipient of the trade credit.
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7. What are the pros and cons of commercial paper relative to bank loans for a company seeking short-
term financing?
Commercial paper is usually a cheaper source of short-term financing for a firm, compared to bank
loans. Also, a larger amount of funds can often be raised by issuing commercial paper. Bank loans
are usually a more flexible source of short-term financing and establishing an on-going business
relationship with a bank may prove beneficial when money is tight.
(i) Which alternative is best for Ralph from minimum effective interest rate point of view?
Alternative c
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20-6. a) Discount = 0.06 X $1,000,000 X 60/360 = $10,000
b) Price = $1,000,000 - $10,000 = $990,000
c) Effective annual interest rate = [$1,000,000/$990,000]365/60 - 1 = 6.305%
Re-calculate the costs assuming payments were made on the 40th day in each of the above cases. Compare
your results.
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20-15. a) [1 + 1/99]365/(45 - 10) - 1 =11.05% (Lower)
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Chapter 21 Solutions
1. What does it mean when the U.S. dollar weakens in the foreign exchange market?
When the U.S. dollar weakens in the foreign exchange market one U.S. dollar buys fewer units of
another country’s currency. It costs more U.S. dollars to buy a given quantity of another country’s
currency.
2. What kinds of U.S. companies would benefit most from a stronger dollar in the foreign exchange
market? Explain.
U.S. companies that import goods from other countries would benefit from a stronger dollar. More
units of a foreign currency could be purchased for a given number of dollars. Other things equal, this
would lower the cost of foreign goods for the U.S. importer.
3. Under what circumstance would the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar be said to have achieved
purchasing power parity?
The U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar would be considered to have achieved purchasing power
parity when the exchange rate reflects the relative prices of a market basket of traded goods and
services at the current exchange rate. There would be no incentive to convert U.S. dollars to
Canadian dollars nor to convert Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars and purchase goods or services in
the other country.
4. What are some of the primary advantages when a corporation has operations in countries other than
its home country? What are some of the risks?
Foreign operations may reduce a company’s labor or material costs, and may increase its sales.
Risks include possible seizure of company assets by a foreign government, possible cultural blunders
that lead to lost sales, and exchange rate risks.
GATT is the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. It is a treaty that seeks to reduce trade
barriers among participant nations.
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Answers to End-of-Chapter Problems
21-4. a) 1.2558
b) (1) $100,000 X 80.16032064 = 8,016,032
(2) $100,000 X 0.640368852 = 64,037
(3) $100,000 X 1.025956705 = 102,596
(4) $100,000 X 13.86962552 = 1,386,963
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21-9. If one British pound is equivalent to 1.5 euros, and one euro can purchase 60 baht, how many baht
can one purchase with 1 million British pounds?
21-10. British pound = 1.5 euros; .8 X 1.5 euros = 1.2 dinars; 1.2 dinars X 160 yen
= 192 yen;
1 million British pounds = 192 million yen
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